SI 2023 Industrial Organization

Zach Y. Brown, Liran Einav, Adam Kapor, Amanda Starc, and Kevin R. Williams, Organizers

July 20-21, 2023

Charles Room AB

Format: 40 minute presentation, 10 minute discussion, 10 minute Q&A

Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, July 20
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
8:30 am
Nathan H. Miller, Georgetown University and NBER
Matthew J. Osborne, University of Toronto
Gloria Sheu, Federal Reserve Board
Gretchen Sileo, Temple University

Technology and Market Power: The United States Cement Industry, 1974-2019
Discussant: Charles Murry, Boston College and NBER
9:30 am
Sarah Johnston, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Yifei Liu, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Chenyu Yang, University of Maryland

An Empirical Analysis of the US Generator Interconnection Policy
Discussant: Koichiro Ito, University of Chicago and NBER
10:30 am
Break
11:00 am
Edward Kong, Harvard University
Timothy Layton, Harvard University and NBER
Mark Shepard, Harvard University and NBER

Adverse Selection and (un)Natural Monopoly in Insurance Markets
Discussant: Ami Ko, Georgetown University
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm
Andreas Grunewald, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
Jonathan A. Lanning, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
David C. Low, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Tobias Salz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER

Auto Dealer Loan Intermediation: Consumer Behavior and Competitive Effects
Discussant: Meghan R. Busse, Northwestern University and NBER
2:00 pm
Break
2:15 pm
Jean-Pierre H. Dubé, University of Chicago and NBER
Xinyao Kong, University of Chicago
Oeystein Daljord, University of Chicago

Non-parametric Estimation of Habitual Brand Loyalty
Discussant: Áureo de Paula, University College London
3:15 pm
Break
3:30 pm
Michael D. Bates, University of California, Riverside
Michael Dinerstein, University of Chicago and NBER
Andrew C. Johnston, University of California, Merced and NBER
Isaac Sorkin, Stanford University and NBER

Teacher Labor Market Policy and the Theory of the Second Best
Discussant: Claudia Allende, Stanford University and NBER
4:30 pm
Adjourn
6:30 pm
Group Dinner - Royal Sonesta (Riverfront Room)
Friday, July 21
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
Morning joint with Digitization in Ballroom A
8:30 am
Apostolos Filippas, Fordham University
John J. Horton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Diego U. Urraca, Independent

Advertising as Coordination: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Discussant: Sarah Moshary, University of California, Berkeley
9:30 am
Renata Gaineddenova, Harvard University

Pricing and Efficiency in a Decentralized Ride-Hailing Platform
Discussant: Nicholas Buchholz, Princeton University
10:30 am
Break
11:00 am
Mert Demirer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Diego J. Jiménez Hernández, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Dean Li, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sida Peng, Microsoft

Data, Privacy Laws and Firm Production: Evidence from GDPR
Discussant: Garrett Johnson, Boston University
12:00 pm
Lunch
Industrial Organization continues
1:00 pm
Job Market Paper Panel
25 minute presentation, 5 minute Q&A
Pierre Bodere, Princeton University

Dynamic Spatial Competition in Early Education: an Equilibrium Analysis of the Preschool Market in Pennsylvania
Michael Sullivan, University of Western Ontario

Price Controls in a Multi-Sided Market (slides)
Natalia Serna, Stanford University

Non-Price Competition and Risk Selection Through Hospital Networks (slides)
Adam S. Harris, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thi Mai Anh Nguyen, Microsoft Research

Long-Term Relationships and the Spot Market: Evidence from US Trucking
3:00 pm
Break
3:15 pm
Yunmi Kong, Rice University

Liquid Markets: An Empirical Analysis of a Water Exchange
Discussant: Javier D. Donna, University of Florida
4:15 pm
Adjourn