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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC. |
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SUMMER INSTITUTE 2004 |
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Industrial Organization |
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Nancy Rose,
Organizer |
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Royal Sonesta Hotel |
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5 Cambridge Parkway |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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July 22-23, 2004 |
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PROGRAM |
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THURSDAY, JULY 22: |
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8:15 a.m. |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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JOINT
WITH PRODUCTIVITY POTPOURRI WORKSHOP (morning only) |
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8:45 a.m. |
CHRIS
KNITTEL, UC, Davis and NBER |
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VICTOR
STANGO, Dartmouth College |
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Discussant: ROBERT PINDYCK, MIT and NBER |
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9:45 a.m. |
Break |
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10:00
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ALI
HORTACSU and CHAD SYVERSON, University of Chicago and NBER |
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Vertical
Integration, Productivity, and Prices: Causes and Effects |
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Discussant: MARK ROBERTS, Pennsylvania State
University and NBER |
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11:00
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Break |
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11:15
a.m. |
JEFF
PRINCE, Cornell University |
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Measuring
the Digital Divide: Structural Estimation of the Demand |
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Discussant: STEVE BERRY, Yale University and NBER |
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12:15
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Lunch |
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INDUSTRIAL
ORGANIZATION |
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1:30
p.m. |
SHARON
NOVAK, Northwestern University |
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SCOTT
STERN, Northwestern University and NBER |
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Discussant: THOMAS HUBBARD, University of Chicago
and NBER |
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2:45
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Break |
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3:00
p.m. |
KIRA
MARKIEWICZ, UC, Berkeley |
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NANCY
ROSE, MIT and NBER |
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CATHERINE
WOLFRAM, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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Has
Restructuring Improved Operating Efficiency at US Electricity |
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Discussant: JOHANNES VAN BIESEBROECK, University of
Toronto |
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4:15
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Adjourn |
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5:45
p.m. |
Dinner
at Helmands |
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143
1st St. |
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Cambridge,
MA |
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FRIDAY, JULY 23: |
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8:30
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Coffee
and Pastries |
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9:15
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GINGER
JIN and ANDREW KATO, University of Maryland |
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JOHN
LIST, University of Maryland and NBER |
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Discussant: LUIS CABRAL, New York University |
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10:30
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Break |
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10:45
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JONATHAN
REUTER, University of Oregon |
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ERIC
ZITZEWITZ, Stanford University |
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Do Ads Influence Editors? Advertising and Bias in the
Financial Media |
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Discussant: JOEL WALDFOGEL, University of
Pennsylvania and NBER |
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12:00
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Lunch |
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1:00
p.m. |
SUSAN
ATHEY, Stanford University and NBER |
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JONATHAN
LEVIN and ENRIQUE SEIRA, Stanford University |
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Discussant: ROBERT PORTER, Northwestern University
and NBER |
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2:15
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Break |
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2:30
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HIU
MAN CHAN, Charles River Associates |
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GEORGE
HALL, Yale University |
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JOHN
RUST, University of Maryland |
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Discussant: EUGENIO MIRAVETE, University of
Pennsylvania |
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3:45
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Adjourn |
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7/8/04 |
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