Industrial Organization Program Meeting
Organized by José Ignacio Cuesta, Igal Hendel, and Nathan H. Miller
January 30-31, 2026
SIEPR, Stanford University, 366 Galvez Street, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Format: 25 minutes for authors, 15 minutes for discussants, 15 minutes for Q&A
Friday, January 30
8:10 am
Continental Breakfast
8:40 am

Market Power and the Welfare Effects of Institutional Landlords

Felipe Barbieri, Dartmouth College
Gregory W. Dobbels

Discussant:
Jean-François Houde, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER
9:35 am
Break
10:00 am

Collusion Among Employers in India

Garima Sharma, Northwestern University

Discussant:
Michael Rubens, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
10:55 am
Break
11:20 am

Exclusive Contracts in the Video Streaming Market

Yihao Yuan, University of California, Los Angeles

Discussant:
Ali Yurukoglu, Stanford University and NBER
12:15 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm

Labor and Product Market Power, Endogenous Quality, and the Consolidation of the US Hospital Industry

Bradley Setzler, The Pennsylvania State University and NBER

Discussant:
Elena Prager, University of Rochester and NBER
2:25 pm
Break
2:50 pm

In Defense of the Middleman: Quality Failures in the Generic Pharmaceutical Market

Catherine E. Ishitani, Yale University

Discussant:
Matthew Grennan, Emory University and NBER
3:45 pm
Break
4:10 pm

Cows and Trees

Paul Scott, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Eduardo A. Souza-Rodrigues, University of Toronto
Ted C. Rosenbaum, Federal Trade Commission
Skand Goel, New York University

Discussant:
Ashley Langer, University of Arizona and NBER
5:05 pm
Adjourn
5:45 pm
Group Dinner - Location TBA
Saturday, January 31
8:10 am
Continental Breakfast
8:40 am

Oligopsony and Collective Bargaining

Tirza Angerhofer, Duke University
Allan Collard-Wexler, Duke University and NBER
Matthew Weinberg, The Ohio State University

Discussant:
Aviv Nevo, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
9:35 am
Break
10:00 am

Intermediation, Choice Frictions, and Adverse Selection: Evidence from the Chilean Pension Market

Eduard Boehm, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Discussant:
Tobias Salz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
10:55 am
Break
11:20 am

Regulating Firearm Markets: Evidence from California

Adam Rosenberg, Yale University

Discussant:
Benjamin R. Handel, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
12:15 pm
Lunch and Adjourn