workshop on Economics of Competition and Regulation
the workshop is postponed:
Due to the prime minister's unexpected announcement of a July general election in the UK, we are forced to postpone the City/CMA workshop. The restrictions on public engagements by civil servants and policymakers during the pre-election period mean that the CMA and other public bodies cannot participate in the workshop. This will make it impossible for us to fulfil the purpose of the workshop, which is to create a forum for engagement between economic practitioners, policy makers and academics. Hence, after careful deliberation, we made the difficult decision to postpone the event. It is not a farewell, but a see you soon -- we will reschedule, so watch the spot!
About the workshop
In collaboration with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the Centre for Competition and Regulatory Policy at the Department of Economics at City, University of London, is hosting a Workshop on Economics of Competition and Regulation. The workshop will take place at City, University of London on June 3-4, 2024. It will bring together academics, policy makers and industry practitioners to share their perspectives on a broad range of topics related to competition on and regulation of various markets.
We are grateful to City's School of Policy & Global Affairs, Charles River Associates, NERA Economic Consulting, RBB Economics and Oxera Consulting LLP for their financial support.
Program
Location: Oliver Thompson Lecture Theatre (C101), Tait Building, Northampton Square, London, EC1V 0HB
Monday, 3 June 2024
9:30-9:40 Welcome address by Inderjeet Parmar and Xeni Dassiou
Session 1: Ecosystems
9:40-10:15 Oliver Latham (CRA)
Analysing ecosystem effects in merger control
Discussant: Joost Rietveld (UCL)
10:15-10:50 Özlem Bedre Defolie (European University Institute)
App Platform Model (join with Simon Anderson)
Discussant: Matthew Cherry (PSR)
10:50-11:15 Coffee break
Session 2: Economics of Data
11:15-11:50 James Hill (RBB)
The Value of Data
Discussant: Flavio Toxvaerd (University of Cambridge)
11:50-12:25 Carlo Reggiani (JRC Seville)
Data-driven market leadership and price coordination (with Y. Gu and L. Madio)
Discussant: Nitika Bagaria (Keystone)
12:25-13:25 Lunch
Panel discussion
13:25-14:40 DMCC bill
Moderator: Xeni Dassiou (City, University of London)
Panellists: Hayley Fletcher (CMA), Stephen McDonald (Which?), Annabelle Gawer (University of Surrey), Oles Andriychuk (Newcastle University), Flavio Toxvaerd (University of Cambridge)
Session 3: The Role of Algorithms in Digital Markets
14:40-15:15 Annie Leith (CMA)
Foundation Models - Competition and Consumer Impacts
Discussant: Daniel Ershov (UCL)
15:15-15:50 Diane Coyle (University of Cambridge)
Open Source (Generative) AI Models
Discussant: Johan Keetelaar (Oxera)
15:50-16:15 Coffee break
Session 3: Media Plurality
16:15-16:50 Simeon Thornton (Ofcom)
Media plurality and online news
Discussant: Clement Minaudier (City, University of London)
16:50-17:25 Julia Cagé (Sciences Po Paris)
Hosting Media Bias (joint with Moritz Hengel, Nicolas Herve and Camille Urvoy)
Discussant: Oliver Latham (CRA)
Tuesday, 4 June 2024
Session 4: Interoperability in Digital Markets
9:30-10:05 James Bruschini and Robin Finer (Ofcom)
Mandated interoperability in digital markets
Discussant: Arina Nikandrova (City, University of London)
10:05-10:40 Jacques Crémer (TSE)
Interoperability, switching costs, and the economics of the cloud
Discussant: Gabriella Monahova (NERA)
10:40-11:05 Coffee break
Session 5: Labour Market Power
11:05-11:40 Jakob Schneebacher (CMA)
Labour Market Power in the UK
Discussant: Giacinta Cestone (City, University of London)
11:40-12:15 Axel Gottfries (University of Edinburgh)
Dynamic monopsony with large firms and non-competes (joint work with G. Jarosch)
Discussant: Gabriele Corbetta (Compass Lexecon)
12:15-13:15 Lunch
Session 6: Potential Impacts of Market Power
13:15-13:50 Samilah Naira (CMA)
Review of Competition in the Groceries Sector
Discussant: Robert Scherf (Berkley Research Group)
13:50-14:25 Howard Smith (University of Oxford)
The Rise of Discounters and Its Impact on Concentration, Market Power and Welfare
Discussant: Alex Waddington (CMA)
14:25-14:50 Coffee break
Session 7: Competition Policy and Sustainability
14:50-15:15 Leonard Treuren (KU Leuven)
The potential and limitations of competition to achieve sustainability
15:15-15:40 Timo Klein (Oxera & Utrecht University)
Using economics to implement the new legal framework on competition and sustainability
15:40-16:05 Theon van Dijk (RBB)
Assessing sustainability agreements in practice
16:05-16:30 Discussion