Melbourne IO 'n' Theory (MInT) Day 2019
2019 MINT Program
10:00 - 10:30 ------------------------------------------ Registration / Coffee ----------------------------------------------------------------
10:30 - 11:15, Bilgehan Karabay (RMIT), “Optimal Organizational Choice in a Sequential Supply Chain” | Discussant: Chengsi Wang
11:15 - 12:00, Bing Liu (University of Melbourne), "Congestible Goods" (with S. Loertscher and P. Taylor), | D: Bilgehan Karabay
12:00 - 13:15 ------------------------------------------ Lunch ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13:15 - 14:00, Gerardo Berbeglia (Melbourne Business School), “The Finite Horizon, Undiscounted, Durable Goods Monopoly Problem with Finitely Many Consumers” (with P. Sloan and A. Vetta) | D: Ching-Jen Sun
14:00 - 14:45, Sephorah Mangin (ANU), "The Impact of Competition on Prices" | D: Simon Loertscher
14:45 - 15:30, Duygu Yengin (University of Adelaide), “Second-Best Mechanisms for Land Assembly and Hold-Out Problems” (with Z. Grossman, J. Pincus, and P. Shaprio) | D: Alex Nichifor
15:30 -16:00 ------------------------------------------ Coffee ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
16:00 - 16:45, Steve Tadelis (UC Berkeley), “Certification, Reputation, and Entry: An Empirical Analysis” (with X. Hui, M. Saeedi, and G. Spagnolo) | D: David P Byrne
16:45 - 17:30, David P Byrne (University of Melbourne), “Price Discrimination, Search, and Negotiation in an Oligopoly: A Field Experiment in Retail Electricity” (with L. Martin and J.S. Nah) | D: Aaron Barkley
18:00+ ------------------------------------------------ Dinner: Carlton Wine Room -------------------------------------------------------------
The conference dinner is at the Carlton Wine Room, 172 Faraday St., Carlton VIC 3053
CALL FOR PAPERS - MInT 2019
The Melbourne Industrial Organization and Theory (MINT) is a yearly one day event aiming to bring together the MINT research community. The third edition, MINT2019, is sponsored by the Center for Market Design (CMD) and will be held Wednesday, April 24th, 2019. It will be hosted by the University of Melbourne.
Submissions:
We welcome any submissions in either industrial organization or theory. Preference will be given to researchers affiliated with, or visiting, Melbourne universities. Papers in PDF format can be submitted via email at "MelbourneIOT@gmail.com". The submission deadline is Friday, April 5th, 2019. We aim to send Accept/Reject notifications by Friday, April 12th.
Venue:
The event is hosted by the University of Melbourne, Faculty of Economics and Business (FBE), Lvl. 6, Room 605 (street address is: 111 Barry St, Carlton, 3053; see map below).
Registration:
This is a full day event. Registration is free but compulsory. Please register by visiting the Eventbrite page . Alternatively, you can send an email to "MelbourneIOT@gmail.com" with "Register - Name - Affiliation" in the subject. In addition, please specify if you are willing to act as a discussant. The registration deadline is Monday, April 15th.
Organizers:
Aaron Barkley (University of Melbourne) and Chengsi Wang (Monash)
Scientific committee:
Ivan Balbuzanov (University of Melbourne)
Aaron Barkley (University of Melbourne)
Alexandru Nichifor (University of Melbourne)
Ching-jen Sun (Deakin University)
Chengsi Wang (Monash University)
Organizers:
Last year's MINT details are available below (for 2017 and 2018) and here (for 2016). For any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Aaron or Chengsi.
Wednesday, April 24th, University of Melbourne - Faculty of Economics and Business (FBE), Room 605 (level 6, see venue details below).
The "Melbourne Industrial Organization and Theory" (MINT) is a yearly one day event aiming to bring together the MINT research community. The third edition, MINT2019, is sponsored by the Centre for Market Design (CMD).
VENUE
The event is hosted by the University of Melbourne, FBE, Level 6, Room 605 (street address: 111 Barry St, Carlton, 3053).
2018 MINT Program
09:30 - 10:00 ------------------------------------------ Registration / Coffee ----------------------------------------------------------------
10:00 - 10:45, Aaron Barkley (University of Melbourne), “Bidding Frictions in Ascending Auctions” (with J. Groeger and R. A. Miller) | Discussant: Jun Xiao
10:45 - 11:30, Chengsi Wang (Monash University), "Search Platforms: Showrooming and Price Parity Clauses" (with J. Wright), | D: Ching-jen Sun
11:30 - 12:15, Randy Silvers (Deakin University),“Uncertain Entry Cost, Market Structure, and the Value of Public Information” | D: Catherine de Fontenay
12:15 - 13:30 ------------------------------------------ Lunch ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13:30 - 14:15, Simon Loertscher (University of Melbourne), “Entry-Deterring Agency” (with A. Niedermayer) | D: Arthur Campbell
14:15 - 15:00, Ching-jen Sun (Deakin University), "Existence and Characterization of Condorcet-winning Public Information in Oligopolistic Markets" (with J. Roy and R. Silvers) | D: Chengsi Wang
15:00 - 15.45, Arthur Campbell (Monash University), “Social Learning with Differentiated Products” | D: Simon Loertscher
15:45 -16:00 ------------------------------------------ Coffee ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
16:00 - 16:45, Georgy Artemov (University of Melbourne), “Strategic "Mistakes": Implications for Market Design Research” (with Y.-K. Che and Y. He) | D: Ivan Balbuzanov (University of Melbourne)
16:45 - 17:30, David Delacrétaz (University of Melbourne), “Essentially Stable Matchings” (with P. Troyan and A. Kloosterman) | D: Georgy Artemov
18:00+ ------------------------------------------------ Dinner: Grub Food Van ----------------------------------------------------------------
The conference dinner is at the Grub Food Van, 87 – 89 Moor Street, Fitzroy, 3065.
CALL FOR PAPERS - MInT 2018
The Melbourne Industrial Organization and Theory (MINT) is a yearly one day event aiming to bring together the MINT research community. The third edition, MINT2018, is sponsored by the Center for Market Design (CMD) and will be held Friday, April 6th, 2018. It will be hosted by the University of Melbourne.
Submissions:
We welcome any submissions in either industrial organization or theory. Preference will be given to researchers affiliated with, or visiting, Melbourne universities. Papers in PDF format can be submitted via email at "MelbourneIOT@gmail.com". The submission deadline is Monday, March 5th, 2018. We aim to send Accept/Reject notifications by Monday, March 19th.
Venue:
The event is hosted by the University of Melbourne, Faculty of Economics and Business (FBE), Room TBC (street address is: 111 Barry St, Carlton, 3053; see map below).
Registration:
This is a full day event. Registration is free but compulsory. To register, please send an email to "MelbourneIOT@gmail.com" with "Register - Name - Affiliation" in the subject. In addition, please specify if you are willing to act as a discussant. The registration deadline is Monday, March 19th.
Scientific committee:
Aaron Barkley (University of Melbourne)
Arthur Campbell (Monash University)
Alexandru Nichifor (University of Melbourne)
Ching-Jen Sun (Deakin University)
Organizers:
Last year's MINT details are available below (for 2017) and here (for 2016). For any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Aaron or Alex.
Melbourne IO 'n' Theory (MInT) Day 2017
April 21st, University of Melbourne - FBE, Room 605 (level 6, see venue details below).
The "Melbourne Industrial Organization and Theory" (MINT) is a yearly one day event aiming to bring together the MINT research community. The second edition, MINT2017, is sponsored by the Centre for Market Design (CMD).
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
10:30-11:00 ------------------------------------------ Registration / Coffee ----------------------------------------------------------------
11:00-11:30, Edwin Ip (University of Melbourne), “A Model of Indecision” | Discussant: Arthur Campbell
11:30-12:00, Catherine de Fontenay (Melbourne Business School), "Teams and Inefficient Learning" (with Marko Tervio) | D: Ching-jen Sun
12:00-12:30, Ching-jen Sun (Deakin University), “Competition and Multidimensional Managerial Incentives” (with Chia-Feng Yu) | D: Georgy Artemov
12:30-13:30 ------------------------------------------ Lunch ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13:30-14:00, Anmol Ratan (Monash Business School), “Double Auction Market Trading and Income Inequality” (with Paul Brewer) | D: Steven Williams
14:00-14:30, Simon Loertscher (University of Melbourne), “(Almost) Efficient Dominant Strategy Market Mechanisms” (with Leslie Marx) | D: Catherine de Fontenay
14:30-15:00, Alexandru Nichifor (University of Melbourne), "A Characterization of Serial Dictatorship Mechanisms with Reservation Prices" (with Bettina Klaus) | D: Matthew Leister
15:00-15:30 ------------------------------------------ Coffee --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15:30-16:00, Ivan Balbuzanov (University of Melbourne), “Endowments, Exclusion, and Exchange” (with Maciej Kotowski) | D: Anmol Ratan
16:00-16:30, Matthew Leister (Monash University), “Coordination on Networks” (with Yves Zenou and Junjie Zhou) | D: Alexandru Nichifor
16:30-17:00, Arthur Campbell (Monash University), “Social Learning with Differentiated Products” | D: Ivan Balbuzanov
18:00+ ------------------------------------------------ Dinner: Woodward Centre -----------------------------------------------------------
VENUE
The event is hosted by the University of Melbourne, Faculty of Economics and Business (FBE), Level 6, Room 605 (street address: 111 Barry St, Carlton, 3053). The dinner is hosted by the Woodward Centre: 10th floor, Melbourne Law (Building 106), 185 Pelham St, Carlton VIC 3053 (across the street from the conference venue).
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Melbourne Industrial Organization and Theory (MINT) is a yearly one day event aiming to bring together the MINT research community. The second edition, MINT2017, is sponsored by the Center for Market Design (CMD) and will be held Friday, April 21st. It will be hosted by the University of Melbourne.
Submissions:
We welcome any submissions in either industrial organization or theory. Preference will be given to researchers affiliated with, or visiting, Melbourne universities. Papers in PDF format can be submitted via email at "MelbourneIOT@gmail.com". The submission deadline is Monday, March 13th. We aim to send Accept/Reject notifications by Monday, March 27th.
Venue:
The event is hosted by the University of Melbourne, Faculty of Economics and Business (FBE), Room 605 (street address is: 111 Barry St, Carlton, 3053; see map below).
Registration:
This is a full day event. Registration is free but compulsory. To register, please send an email to "MelbourneIOT@gmail.com" with "Register - Name - Affiliation" in the subject. In addition, please specify if you are willing to act as a discussant. The registration deadline is Monday, March 13.
Scientific committee:
Nejat Anbarci (Deakin University)
Bilgehan Karabay (RMIT University)
Matthew Leister (Monash University)
Alexandru Nichifor (University of Melbourne)
Organizers:
Last year's MINT details are available here. For any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Alex Nichifor.