Applied Economics Seminar

The aim of this study group is to discuss recent papers on applied economics and related topics, such as industrial organization. Both theoretical and empirical studies are our scope. Please email coordinator Takeshi Ebina if you are interested. This forum is partially supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science, Sports, and Culture (15K17047, 24730224).

2016

14. March 18 (Fri, am11:00-pm5:30), at Gakushuin University.

- T. Ebina (cont'd); Market power, price discrimination, and allocative efficiency in intermediate-goods markets, Inderst, Roman and Shaffer, Greg, RAND Journal of Economics, 40(4), 658--672, 2009.

- T. Shimane; Are tenure track professors better teachers?, Figlio, David N and Schapiro, Morton O and Soter, Kevin B, Review of Economics and Statistics, 97(4), 715--724, 2015.

13. February 25 (Thu, am11:00-pm5), at Gakushuin University.

- D. Shimizu (cont'd); Strategic entry in a triopoly market of firms with asymmetric cost structures, Shibata, Takashi, European Journal of Operational Research, 249(2), 728--739, 2016.

- T. Ebina; Market power, price discrimination, and allocative efficiency in intermediate-goods markets, Inderst, Roman and Shaffer, Greg, RAND Journal of Economics, 40(4), 658--672, 2009.

12. January 29 (Fri, 12:00-pm5), at Gakushuin University.

- T. Shimane (cont'd); Estimating a model of strategic network choice: The convenience-store industry in Okinawa, Nishida, Mitsukuni, Marketing Science, 34(1), pp.20--38, 2014.

- D. Shimizu; Strategic entry in a triopoly market of firms with asymmetric cost structures, Shibata, Takashi, European Journal of Operational Research, 249(2), 728--739, 2016.

2015

11. December 25 (Fri, pm1-pm5:30), at Tokyo Institute of Technology.

- T. Ebina (cont'd); Differential pricing when costs differ: a welfare analysis, Chen, Yongmin and Schwartz, Marius, RAND Journal of Economics, 46(2), pp.442--460, 2015.

- T. Shimane; Estimating a model of strategic network choice: The convenience-store industry in Okinawa, Nishida, Mitsukuni, Marketing Science, 34(1), pp.20--38, 2014.

10. November 20 (Fri, am9:30-pm3), at Gakushuin University.

- D. Shimizu (cont'd); Competition and waiting times in hospital markets, Brekke, Kurt R and Siciliani, Luigi and Straume, Odd Rune, Journal of Public Economics, 92(7), pp.1607--1628, 2008.

- T. Ebina; Differential pricing when costs differ: a welfare analysis, Chen, Yongmin and Schwartz, Marius, RAND Journal of Economics, 46(2), pp.442--460, 2015.

9. October 23 (Thu, am11-pm5:30), at Gakushuin University.

- T. Shimane (cont'd); Spatial Differentiation and Vertical Mergers in Retail Markets for Gasoline, Houde, Jean-Francois, American Economic Review, 102(5), pp.2147--2182, 2012.

- D. Shimizu; Competition and waiting times in hospital markets, Brekke, Kurt R and Siciliani, Luigi and Straume, Odd Rune, Journal of Public Economics, 92(7), pp.1607--1628, 2008.

8. August 6 (Mon, am11-pm5:30), at Gakushuin University.

- T. Ebina (cont'd); Monopoly Price Discrimination and Demand Curvature, Aguirre, I., Cowan, S. and Vickers, J., American Economic Review, 100(4), 1601--1615, 2010.

- T. Shimane (cont'd); Spatial Differentiation and Vertical Mergers in Retail Markets for Gasoline, Houde, Jean-Francois, American Economic Review, 102(5), pp.2147--2182, 2012.

7. June 8 (Mon, pm1:30-pm6:30), at Tokyo Institute of Technology.

- T. Ebina (cont'd); Monopoly Price Discrimination and Demand Curvature, Aguirre, I., Cowan, S. and Vickers, J., American Economic Review, 100(4), 1601-1615, 2010.

- T. Shimane; Spatial Differentiation and Vertical Mergers in Retail Markets for Gasoline, Houde, Jean-Francois, American Economic Review, 102(5), pp.2147--2182, 2012.

6. May 15 (Fri, pm1:30-pm6), at Gakushuin University.

- T. Ebina (cont'd); Monopoly Price Discrimination and Demand Curvature, Aguirre, I., Cowan, S. and Vickers, J., American Economic Review, 100(4), 1601-1615, 2010.

- D. Shimizu (cont'd); Merger Policy with Merger Choice, Nocke, V. and Whinston M.D., American Economic Review, 103(2), 1006--1033, 2013.

5. April 20 (Mon, pm1-pm6:30), at Tokyo Institute of Technology.

- D. Shimizu (cont'd); Merger Policy with Merger Choice, Nocke, V. and Whinston M.D., American Economic Review, 103(2), 1006--1033, 2013.

- T. Ebina (cont'd); Monopoly Price Discrimination and Demand Curvature, Aguirre, I., Cowan, S. and Vickers, J., American Economic Review, 100(4), 1601-1615, 2010.

4. March 23 (Mon, pm0:30-pm6:30), at Gakushuin University.

- D. Shimizu (cont'd); Merger Policy with Merger Choice, Nocke, V. and Whinston M.D., American Economic Review, 103(2), 1006--1033, 2013.

- T. Ebina; Monopoly Price Discrimination and Demand Curvature, Aguirre, I., Cowan, S. and Vickers, J., American Economic Review, 100(4), 1601-1615, 2010.

3. February 23 (Mon, am11-pm6:30), at Gakushuin University.

- T. Shimane (cont'd); Student Portfolios and the College Admissions Problem, Chade, H., Lewis, G., and Smith, L., Review of Economic Studies, 81(3), 971--1002, 2014.

- D. Shimizu; Merger Policy with Merger Choice, Nocke, V. and Whinston M.D., American Economic Review, 103(2), 1006--1033, 2013.

- T. Ebina; Cross-border merger with product differentiation, Ebina, T., Shimizu, D., 2015.

2. January 23 (am11-pm6:30), at Gakusyuin University.

- D. Shimizu; Dynamic Merger Review, Nocke, V. and Whinston M.D., Journal of Political Economy, 118(6), 1201--1251, 2010.

- T. Shimane (cont'd); Student Portfolios and the College Admissions Problem, Chade, H., Lewis, G., and Smith, L., Review of Economic Studies, 81(3), 971--1002, 2014.

2014

1. December 12 (am11-pm6), at Tokyo Institute of Technology.

- T. Shimane; Student Portfolios and the College Admissions Problem, Chade, H., Lewis, G., and Smith, L., Review of Economic Studies, 81(3), 971--1002, 2014.

- D. Shimizu; Consumer-surplus-enhancing collusion and trade, Deltas, G, Salvo, A., and Vasconcelos, H., RAND Journal of Economics, 43(2), 315--328, 2012.