2019 Industrial Organization Conference

At the Univ. of TOKY

Date: March 21, 2019

Venue: Kojima Conference Room

9:55 - 10:00 Opening Remarks

10:00 - 10:45 Ken Onishi (Federal Reserve Board)

"Compatible Mergers: “Compatible Mergers: Service Areas and Market Power"

10:45 - 11:30 Mario Samano (HEC Montreal)

"Incentivized Mergers and Cost Efficiency: Evidence from the Electricity Distribution Industry"

11:30 - 11:45 Coffee Break

11:45 - 12:30 Aniko Öry (Yale University)

"Aiming for the Goal: Contribution Dynamics of Crowdfunding"

12:30-14:00 Lunch (only available for registered participants)

14:00 - 14:45 Kohei Hayashida (University of Tokyo)

"Bargaining Power between Food Processors and Retailers: Evidence from Japanese Milk Transactions"

14:45-15:30 Lightning Talk Session

15:30 - 16:00 Long Coffee Break

16:00 - 16:45 Takeshi Murooka (Osaka University)

"Zero Prices: Optimal Pricing of Experience Goods under Consumer Loss Aversion"

16:45 - 17:30 Kosuke Uetake (Yale University)

"A Structural Model of Multi-Tasking Salesforce: Job Task Allocation and Incentive Plan Design"

17:35 Closing Remarks