Digital Platforms: Competition and Regulation Workshop

Nancy L. Rose, Carl Shapiro, Michael D. Whinston, and Ali Yurukoglu, Organizers

December 5, 2024

Hotel Marlowe, Muse Salon, 25 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA

Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, December 5
8:15 am
Continental Breakfast
8:45 am
Welcome and Introductions
9:00 am
Chiara Farronato, Harvard University and NBER
Andrey Fradkin, Boston University
Alexander MacKay, University of Virginia

Vertical Integration and Consumer Choice: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Discussant: Ginger Zhe Jin, University of Maryland and NBER
10:00 am
Break
10:15 am
Malika Korganbekova, University of Chicago
Cole Zuber, Kensho Technologies

Balancing User Privacy and Personalization
Discussant: Nils Wernerfelt, Northwestern University
11:15 am
Break
11:30 am
Dirk Bergemann, Yale University
Alessandro Bonatti, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nicholas T. Wu, Yale University

How Do Digital Advertising Auctions Impact Product Prices (slides)
Discussant: Laura Doval, Columbia University
12:30 pm
Lunch - Room Alexis A
1:45 pm
Lulu Wang, Northwestern University

Regulating Competing Payment Networks
2:45 pm
Break
3:00 pm
Michael R. Sullivan, University of Western Ontario

Price Controls in a Multi-Sided Market
Discussant: Chiara Farronato, Harvard University and NBER
4:00 pm
Break
4:15 pm
Hunt Allcott, Stanford University and NBER
Juan Camilo Castillo, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Matthew Gentzkow, Stanford University and NBER
Leon Musolff, University of Pennsylvania
Tobias Salz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER

Sources of Market Power in Web Search: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Discussant: Benjamin R. Handel, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
5:15 pm
Adjourn
5:45 pm
Reception and Dinner - Hotel Marlowe