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Thursday, July 19 | |
12:00 pm |
Lunch
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1:00 pm |
Instrument-Free Demand Estimation
Discussant:
Steven T. Berry, Yale University and NBER |
2:00 pm |
Empirical Properties of Diversion Ratios
Discussant:
Fiona Scott Morton, Yale University and NBER |
3:00 pm |
Break
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3:30 pm |
Understanding Disparities in Punishment: Regulator Preferences and Expertise
Discussant:
Mike Abito, The Ohio State University |
4:15 pm |
Escalation of Scrutiny: The Gains from Dynamic Enforcement of Environmental Regulations
Discussant:
Paul Scott, New York University |
5:00 pm |
Adjourn
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6:15 pm |
Group Dinner - Ballroom B, Royal Sonesta Hotel
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Friday, July 20 | |
8:30 am |
Coffee and Pastries
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First two morning papers joint with IT and Digitization in Ballroom
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9:00 am |
The Marginal Congestion of a Taxi in New York City
Discussant:
Thomas N. Hubbard, Northwestern University and NBER |
9:45 am |
Do Digital Platforms Reduce Moral Hazard? The Case of Taxis and Uber
Discussant:
M. Keith Chen, University of California at Los Angeles |
10:30 am |
Break
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Industrial Organization continues in the Charles Rooms
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10:45 am |
Welfare Effects of Physician-Industry Interactions: Evidence From Patent Expiration
Discussant:
Heidi L. Williams, Dartmouth College and NBER |
11:30 am |
On the Effect of Parallel Trade on Manufacturers' and Retailers' Profits in the Pharmaceutical Sector
Discussant:
Marc Rysman, Boston University |
12:15 pm |
Lunch
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1:15 pm |
Panel Discussion
“Competitiveness Trends in the U.S. Economy: Gathering Evidence” Moderator: Carl Shapiro, University of California at Berkeley and NBER Panelists: Florian Ederer, Sharat Ganapati, Ben Leyden, Ioana Marinescu, and Ian McCarthy will address the general topic with reference to their own papers: |
Killer Acquisitions |
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Oligopolies, Prices, Output, and Productivity |
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Public Communication and Collusion in the Airline Industry |
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Multimarket Contact in Health Insurance |
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Labor Market Concentration |
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2:30 pm |
Break
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3:00 pm |
Crude by Rail, Option Value, and Pipeline Investment
Discussant:
Giulia Brancaccio, New York University and NBER |
3:45 pm |
Upstream, Downstream: Diffusion and Impacts of the Universal Product Code
Discussant:
Chad Syverson, University of Chicago and NBER |
4:30 pm |
Adjourn
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Tuesday, July 23 | |
1:00 pm |
Escalation of Scrutiny: The Gains from Dynamic Enforcement of Environmental Regulations
Discussant:
Jay Shimshack, University of Virginia |