The Winter Business Economics Conference brings together top scholars in business-related fields of economics and is held annually in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains. We hope you will join us February 27 – March 1, 2025 at Snowbird.
Questions should be directed to Utah.WBEC@Eccles.Utah.edu.
Registration Fees*
Participant: $400
Adult Guest: $200
Child Guest: $100
*Hotel and Ski lift tickets not included. Fees cover conference registration and meals.
Discount Ski Lift Tickets and Rentals
We encourage you to buy lift tickets and secure equipment rental before you arrive. Use this link to get a discount on the following:
- Full Day Winter Lift Ticket
- Fast Tracks
- Equipment Demo and Rental
- Helmet Rental
- Adult Workshop 16+
- Adult Beginner Special | Ages 16+
- Adult Workshop | Ages 16+
- Adult Mountain Experience | Ages 16+
Meals
The conference fee covers breakfasts and dinners Thursday night through Saturday night. There are a large number of locations in the resort and near the lifts where lunch may be purchased. Please visit the dining tab on Snowbird’s website for additional information.
Accommodations
We have a block of rooms at the Snowbird Resort. To take advantage of our special pricing ($399 per night), be sure to reserve a room before January 16, 2025. You can make a reservation online, or call Snowbird Central Reservations at 800-453-3000 and mention you are with the Utah Winter Business Economics Conference 2025.
Children’s Room
We will have a children’s room available Friday and Saturday from 5:00 to 9:00 pm. The room will have kid-friendly foods, activities, and entertainment provided by adult child care professionals. Please indicate your child’s age during registration so we are adequately prepared.
Travel
The nearest airport is Salt Lake International Airport. Taxis and rideshares available from the airport, although please be aware that not every taxi and rideshare can handle the canyon during inclement weather. Snowbird also strongly recommends Canyon Transportation, a convenient shuttle servicing Salt Lake International Airport, Little Cottonwood Canyon and elsewhere in the Salt Lake Valley.
Make shuttle reservations through Snowbird’s Central Reservations, or call Canyon Transportation directly at 1-800-255-1841.
Questions
Please let us know if we can provide any additional information or assistance. Contact us at Utah.WBEC@Eccles.Utah.edu.
Eric Zitzewitz Award
The Eric Zitzewitz Award is given annually
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Eric Zitzewitz Award
The Eric Zitzewitz Award is given annually. Criteria vary, but may include any of the following:
- Showing an overall high level of enthusiasm during the conference.
- Maximizing the ratio of difficulty of chosen skiing terrain to skiing ability.
- Effectively shaming — using deeds not words — skiing companions who select wimpier terrain than they should conditional on ability.
- Engaging in daring exploits.*
- Simply showing up… year… after year… after year (see 2013).
The Eric Zitzewitz Award is to be considered a badge of honor and a point of pride. (And bonus points if you put it on your c.v.)
Past winners are:
- The Snow Storm (2024)
- Josh Gottlieb (2023)
- If you won this year, please tell Kendra! (2022)
- Covid-19 (2021)
- Ed Lazear (2020)
- Ryan Kellogg (2019)
- Willie Fuchs (2018)
- Mike Powell (2017)
- Steve Cicala (2016)
- Andrea Prat (2015)
- Jon Kolstad (2014)
- Chad Syverson (2013)
- Neale Mahoney (2012)
- David Rahman (2011)
- Ralph Winter (2010)
- Muriel Niederle (2009)
- Wes Hartmann (2008)
- Jon Guryan (2007)
- Eric Zitzewitz (2006)
*The Official Policy of the Utah WBEC is that daring exploits are not encouraged. We are all too old for that sort of thing. Despite this, we do recognize daring exploits when engaged in unintentionally, as is sometimes the case (see 2010).
Participants
Registered Participants as of December 4
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Participants
Paulo Somaini, Stanford University
Evan Muro, University of California, Berkeley
Jean-Pierre Dube, University of Chicago
William Fuchs, University of Texas, Austin
Matthew Gentzkow, Stanford University
Emir Kamenica, University of Chicago
Daniel Silverman, Amazon
Joseph Vavra, University of Chicago
Ashvin Gandhi, University of California, Los Angeles
Carolyn Stein, University of California, Berkeley
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2025 Agenda
Algorithmic Coercion with Faster Pricing
Zach Brown, University of Michigan
Pushing the Envelope: The Effects of Salary Negotiations
Zoe Cullen, Harvard University
Firm Productivity and Learning in the Digital Economy: Evidence from Cloud Computing
Mert Demirer, MIT
Price Discovery in Labor Markets: Why Do Firms Say They Cannot Find Workers?
Benjamin Friedrich, Northwestern University
Moving to Opportunity, Together
Matt Notowidigdo, University of Chicago
Access to Opportunity in the Sciences: Evidence from the Nobel Laureates
Paul Novosad, Dartmouth College
Tunneling and Hidden Profits in Health Care
Andrew Olenski, Lehigh University
What to News Readers Want?
Soshana Vasserman, Stanford University
Presenters
Archives
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm — Reception (Primrose A)
Friday, March 1
6:30 am to 7:30 am — Breakfast (Primrose A)
7:30 am to 9:15 am — Session One (Primrose B)
Selling Subscriptions
Presenter: Ben Klopack, Texas A&M University
Discussant: Felix Montag, Dartmouth College
Energy Transitions in Regulated Markets
Presenter: Ashley Langer, University of Arizona
Discussant: Meghan Busse, Northwestern University
9:30 am to 5:00 pm — Ski or Spa
5:00 pm to 5:45 pm — Après Ski (Primrose B)
5:45 pm to 7:30 pm — Session Two (Primrose B)
The Human Capital Costs of Chapter 11: Evidence from the Healthcare Industry
Presenter: Adrienne Sabety, Stanford University
Discussant: Jonathan Kolstad, University of California, Berkeley
Effects of Facebook and Instagram on the 2020 Election: A Deactivation Experiment
Presenter: Matthew Gentzkow, Stanford University
Discussant: Jean-Pierre Dube, University of Chicago
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm — Dinner (Primrose A)
Saturday, March 2
6:30 am to 7:30 am — Breakfast (Primrose A)
7:30 am to 9:15 am — Session Three (Primrose B)
Five Facts About MPCs: Evidence from a Randomized Trial
Presenter: Xavier Jaravel, London School of Economics
Discussant: David Hémous, University of Zurich
Early Pension Withdrawal as Stimulus
Presenter: Steven Hamilton, George Washington University
Discussant: Daniel Silverman, Arizona State University/Amazon
9:30 am to 5:00 pm — Ski or Spa
5:00 pm to 5:45 pm — Après Ski (Primrose B)
5:45 pm to 7:30 pm — Session Four (Primrose B)
Comparisons of Signals
Presenter: Emir Kamenica, University of Chicago
Discussant: Paulo Somaini, Stanford University
Entry Barrier and Entrepreneurial Training on Digital Platforms: Evidence from a Large E-Commerce Experiment
Presenter: Yizhou Jin, University of Toronto
Discussant: Florian Zettelmeyer, Northwestern University/Amazon
7:30 – 9:00 pm — Dinner (Primrose A)
Thursday, March 2
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm — Reception Primrose A
Friday, March 3
6:30 am to 7:30 am — Breakfast Primrose A
7:30 am to 9:15 am — Session One Primrose B
Information and Disparities in Health Care Quality: Evidence from GP Choice in England
Presenter: Zach Brown, University of Michigan
Discussant: Matt Grennan, University of California, Berkeley
Market Size and Trade in Medical Services
Presenter: Joshua Gottlieb, University of Chicago
Discussant: Elena Patel, University of Utah
9:30 am to 5:00 pm — Ski or Spa
5:00 pm to 5:45 pm — Après Ski Primrose B
5:45 pm to 7:30 pm — Session Two Primrose B
Quota vs Quality? Long-Term Gains from an Unusual Gender Quota
Presenter: Ursina Maria Schaede, MIT
Discussant: Javaeria Qureshi, University of Illinois at Chicago
More Money, Fewer Problems? The Effect of Foster Care Payments on Children’s Quality of Care
Presenter: Anna Chorniy, Northwestern University
Discussant: Jonathan Smith, Georgia State University
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm — Dinner Primrose A
Saturday, March 4
6:30 am to 7:30 am — Breakfast Primrose A
7:30 am to 9:15 am — Session Three Primrose B
Tying in Markets with Network Effects
Presenter: Michael Whinston, MIT
Discussant: Fiona Scott Morton, Yale University
Close Enough? A Large-Scale Exploration of Non-Experimental Approaches to
Advertising Measurement
Presenter: Florian Zettelmeyer, Northwestern University/Amazon
Discussant: Andrey Simonov, Columbia University
9:30 am to 5:00 pm — Ski or Spa
5:00 pm to 5:45 pm — Après Ski Primrose B
5:45 pm to 7:30 pm — Session Four Primrose B
Combining Human Expertise with Artificial Intelligence Experimental Evidence from Radiology
Presenter: Nikhil Agarwal, MIT
Discussant: Chad Syverson, University of Chicago
Organizational Capacity and Project Dynamics
Presenter: Dana Foarta, Stanford University
Discussant: Ravideep Sethi, University of Utah
7:30 – 9:00 pm — Dinner Primrose A
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm — Reception
Friday, March 4
6:30 am to 7:30 am — Breakfast
7:30 am to 9:15 am — Session 1
School Food Policy Affects Everyone: Retail Response to the National School Lunch Program
Presenter: Jessie Handbury, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant: Jason Cook, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah
Sponsored Search in Equilibrium: Evidence from Two Experiments
Presenter: Sarah Moshary, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Discussant: Andrey Simonov, Columbia Business School
9:30 am to 5:00 pm — Ski or Spa
5:00 pm to 5:45 pm — Après Ski
5:45 pm to 7:30 pm — Session 2
Potential and the Gender Promotion Gap
Presenter: Danielle Li, MIT Sloan
Discussant: Elena Patel, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah
Monopsony, Skills, and Labor Market Concentration
Presenter: Michael Lovenheim, Cornell University
Discussant: Elena Prager, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm — Dinner
Saturday, March 5
6:30 am to 7:30 am — Breakfast
7:30 am to 9:15 am — Session 3
Robust Bounds for Welfare Analysis
Presenter: Shosh Vasserman, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Discussant: Steve Cicala, Tufts University
Expectation Conformity in Strategic Cognition
Presenter: Alessandro Pavan, Northwestern University
Discussant: Ravideep Sethi, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah
9:30 am to 5:00 pm — Ski or Spa
5:00 pm to 5:45 pm — Après Ski
5:45 pm to 7:30 pm — Session 4
Monopoly Screening in Insurance Markets
Presenter: Victoria Marone, University of Texas at Austin
Discussant: Neale Mahoney, Stanford University
The Value of Data Records
Presenter: Jacopo Perego, Columbia Graduate School of Business
Discussant: Emir Kamenica, The University of Chicago
Thursday, February 27
5:00 – 7:00 pm Welcome Reception (Primrose A)
Friday, February 28
6:30 am to 7:30 am — Breakfast (Primrose A)
7:30 am to 9:15 am — Session 1 (Primrose B)
Competition in Pricing Algorithms
Presenter: Alexander MacKay, Harvard University
Discussant: Ralph Winter, University of British Columbia
Self-Enforcing Contracts with Persistence
Presenter: William Fuchs, University of Texas at Austin
Discussant: Kfir Eliaz, University of Utah
9:30 am to 5:00 pm — Ski or Spa
5:00 pm to 5:45 pm — Snack (Primrose A)
5:45 pm to 7:30 pm — Session 2 (Primrose B)
Advantageous Selection as a Policy Instrument: Unraveling Climate Change
Presenter: Steve Cicala, University of Chicago
Discussant: Allison Stashko, University of Utah
The Way People Lie in Markets
Presenter: Chloe Tergiman, University of British Columbia
Discussant: Ravideep Sethi, University of Utah
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm — Dinner (Primrose A)
Saturday, February 29
6:30 am to 7:30 am — Breakfast (Primrose A
7:30 am to 9:15 am — Session 3 (Primrose B)
Better Monitoring…Worse Productivity?
Presenter: John Zhu, Yale University
Misfortune and Mistake: The Financial Conditions and Decision-making Ability of High-cost Loan Borrower
Presenter: Dan Silverman, Arizona State University
Multinational Enforcement of Labor Law: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh’s Apparel Sector
Presenter: Laura Boudreau, Columbia University
9:30 am to 5:00 pm — Ski or Spa
5:00 pm to 5:45 pm — Snack
5:45 pm to 7:30 pm — Session 4 (Primrose B)
Salience and Taxation with Imperfect Competition
Presenter: Matt Notowidigdo, Northwestern University
Discussant: Adam Looney, University of Utah
The Costs of Payment Uncertainty in Healthcare Markets
Presenter: Joshua Gottlieb, University of Chicago
Discussant: Jonathan Kolstad, University of California, Berkeley
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm — Dinner (Primrose A)
Thursday, March 1
5:00 – 7:00 pm Welcome Reception (Primrose)
Friday, March 2
6:30 am to 7:30 am — Breakfast (Primrose)
7:30 am to 9:15 am — Session 1 (Primrose)
The Gender Earnings Gap in the Gig Economy: Evidence from over a Million Uber Drivers
Presenter: Paul Oyer
Discussant, Orie Shelef
Organizational Capital, Corporate Leadership and Firm Dynamics
Presenter: Andrea Prat
Discussant: TBD
9:30 am to 5:00 pm — Ski or Spa
5:00 pm to 5:45 pm — Snack (Primrose)
5:45 pm to 7:30 pm — Session 2 (Primrose)
Optimal Arrangements for Distribution in Developing Markets: Theory and Evidence
Presenter: Willie Fuchs
Discussant: TBD
Uniform Pricing in US Retail Chains
Presenter: Matt Gentzkow
Discussant: Matt Backus
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm — Dinner (Primrose)
Saturday, March 3
6:30 am to 7:30 am — Breakfast
7:30 am to 9:15 am — Session 3
Why Are Some Immigrant Groups More Successful Than Others?
Presenter: Ed Lazear
Discussant: Melissa Kearney
Electoral Competition with Rationally Inattentive Voters
Presenter: Filip Matejka
Discussant: Avi Acharya
9:30 am to 5:00 pm — Ski or Spa
5:00 pm to 5:45 pm — Snack
5:45 pm to 7:30 pm — Session 4
Delegated Expertise, Authority, and Communication
Presenter: Dezsö Szalay
Discussant: Wouter Dessein
Developing Novel Drugs
Presenter: Danielle Li
Discussant: Jason Snyder
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm — Dinner
Thursday, March 1
5:00 – 7:00 pm Welcome Reception (Primrose)
Friday, March 2
6:30 am to 7:30 am — Breakfast (Primrose)
7:30 am to 9:15 am — Session 1 (Primrose)
The Gender Earnings Gap in the Gig Economy: Evidence from over a Million Uber Drivers
Presenter: Paul Oyer
Discussant: Orie Shelef
Organizational Capital, Corporate Leadership and Firm Dynamics
Presenter: Andrea Prat
Discussant: TBD
9:30 am to 5:00 pm — Ski or Spa
5:00 pm to 5:45 pm — Snack (Primrose)
5:45 pm to 7:30 pm — Session 2 (Primrose)
Optimal Arrangements for Distribution in Developing Markets: Theory and Evidence
Presenter: Willie Fuchs
Discussant: TBD
Uniform Pricing in US Retail Chains
Presenter: Matt Gentzkow
Discussant: Matt Backus
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm — Dinner (Primrose)
Saturday, March 3
6:30 am to 7:30 am — Breakfast
7:30 am to 9:15 am — Session 3
Why Are Some Immigrant Groups More Successful Than Others?
Presenter: Ed Lazear
Discussant: Melissa Kearney
Electoral Competition with Rationally Inattentive Voters
Presenter: Filip Matejka
Discussant: Avi Acharya
9:30 am to 5:00 pm — Ski or Spa
5:00 pm to 5:45 pm — Snack
5:45 pm to 7:30 pm — Session 4
Delegated Expertise, Authority, and Communication
Presenter: Dezsö Szalay
Discussant: Wouter Dessein
Developing Novel Drugs
Presenter: Danielle Li
Discussant: Jason Snyder
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm — Dinner
Participants
- Avi Acharya Stanford University
- Charles Angelucci Columbia University
- Elena Asparouhova University of Utah
- Matt Backus Columbia University
- Dan Barron Northwestern University
- Chris Conlon New York University
- Peter Cramton University of Maryland
- Inga Deimen University of Arizona
- Wouter Dessein Columbia University
- Eleanor Dillon Amherst College
- JP Dube University of Chicago
- Alex Frankel University of Chicago
- Ben Friedrich Northwestern University
- Willie Fuchs University of Texas and UC3M
- Takako Fujiwara-Greve Keio University
- Matt Gentzkow Stanford University
- Edoardo Grillo Collegio Carlo Alberto
- Ben Handel University of California, Berkeley
- Alexander Hirsch California Institute of Technology
- Matias Iaryczower Princeton University
- Emir Kamenica University of Chicago
- Jakub Kastl Princeton University
- Melissa Kearney University of Maryland
- Jon Kolstad University of California, Berkeley
- Ed Lazear Stanford University
- Tracy Lewis Duke University
- Danielle Li Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Justin Marion University of California, Santa Barbara
- Filip Matejka CERGE, Charles University
- Adam Meirowitz University of Utah
- Moritz Meyer-ter-Vehn University of California, Los Angeles
- Paul Milgrom Stanford University
- Pietro Ortoleva Princeton University
- Paul Oyer Stanford University
- Mike Powell Northwestern University
- Andrea Prat Columbia University
- Luis Rayo University of Utah
- Scott Schaefer University of Utah
- Fiona Scott-Morton Yale University
- Nathan Seegert University of Utah
- Orie Shelef University of Utah
- Holger Sieg University of Pennsylvania
- Dan Silverman Arizona State University
- Mike Sinkinson Yale University
- Aloysius Siow University of Toronto
- Jason Snyder University of Utah
- Alan Sorensen University of Wisconsin
- Chad Syverson University of Chicago
- Dezsö Szalay Bonn University
- Jeff Thurk Notre Dame University
- Richard VanWeelden University of Pittsburgh
- Laura Wellman University of Utah
- Kevin Williams University of Utah
- Ralph Winter University of British Columbia
- Eric Zitzewitz Dartmouth College
The twelfth annual Utah Winter Business Economics Conference will beheld March 2 through 4, 2017, at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort. (Last Update: 17 February)
Program
Thursday, March 2
- 5:00 – 7:00 pm Welcome Reception (Expect drinks and light appetizers. Golden Cliff/Eagles Nest)
Friday, March 3
- 6:30 am to 7:30 am — Breakfast (Golden Cliff/Eagles Nest)
- 7:30 am to 9:15 am — Session 1 (Ballroom 1)
- Zack Cooper “The Cost and Consequences of Surprise Out-of-Network Billing”
- Discussant: Amanda Starc
- Mathis Wagner “The Global Migration of Talent and Tax Incentives: Evidence from Malaysia’s Returning Expert Program“
- Discussant: Kevin Williams
- 9:30 am to 5:00 pm — Ski or Spa
- 5:00 pm to 5:45 pm — Snack (Ballroom 1 Lobby)
- 5:45 pm to 7:30 pm — Session 2 (Ballroom 1)
- Laurent Bouton “The Political Economy of Debt and Entitlements“
- Discussant: Matias Iaryczower
- Florian Ederer “Common Ownership, Competition, and Top Management Incentives“
- Discussant: Jen Brown
- 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm — Dinner
Saturday, February 27
- 6:30 am to 7:30 am — Breakfast (Golden Cliff/Eagles Nest)
- 7:30 am to 9:15 am — Session 3 (Ballroom 1)
- Mike Whinston “The Welfare Effects of Long-Term Health Insurance Contracts“
- Discussant: Neale Mahoney
- Moritz Meyer-ter-Vehn “Recruiting Talent“
- Discussant: Alex Frankel
- 9:30 am to 5:00 pm — Ski or Spa
- 5:00 pm to 5:45 pm — Snack (Ballroom 1 Lobby)
- 5:45 pm to 7:30 pm — Session 4 (Ballroom 1)
- Ben Friedrich “The Returns to Nursing: Evidence from a Parental Leave Program“
- Discussant: Alan Benson
- Chad Syverson “How Wide is the Firm Border?“
- Discussant: Matt Backus
- 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm — Dinner (Golden Cliff/Eagles Nest)
Participants
- Matt Backus Cornell University
- Dan Barron Northwestern University
- Alan Benson University of Minnesota
- Aislynn Bohren University of Pennsylvania
- Laurent Bouton Georgetown University
- Jen Brown University of British Columbia
- Zack Cooper Yale University
- Jaksa Cvitanic California Institute of Technology
- Jeff Denning Brigham Young University
- JP Dube University of Chicago
- Florian Ederer Yale University
- Alex Frankel University of Chicago
- Ben Friedrich, Northwestern University
- Willie Fuchs University of California, Berkeley
- Matt Gentzkow Stanford University
- George Georgiadis Northwestern University
- Bob Gibbons Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Joshua Gottlieb University of British Columbia
- Matt Grennan University of Pennsylvania
- Davidson Heath University of Utah
- Ben Handel University of California, Berkeley
- Matias Iaryczower Princeton University
- Jakub Kastl Princeton University
- Jon Kolstad University of California, Berkeley
- Tracy Lewis Duke University
- Alessandro Lizzeri New York University
- Kristof Madarasz University of Utah
- Neale Mahoney University of Chicago
- Niko Matouschek Northwestern University
- Adam Meirowitz University of Utah
- Moritz Meyer-ter-Vehn University of California, Los Angeles
- Bob Miller Carnegie Mellon University
- Volker Nocke University of Mannheim
- Paul Oyer Stanford University
- Vesna Prasnikar Comlabgames
- Mike Powell Northwestern University
- Jason Sandvik University of Utah
- Scott Schaefer University of Utah
- Klaus Schmidt LMU Munich
- Monika Schnitzer LMU Munich
- Fiona Scott Morton Yale University
- Nathan Seegert University of Utah
- Holger Sieg University of Pennsylvania
- Aloysious Siow University of Toronto
- Mike Sinkinson University of Pennsylvania
- Alan Sorenson University of Wisconsin
- Amanda Starc Northwestern University
- Chad Syverson University of Chicago
- Pietro Tebaldi University of Chicago
- Jeff Thurk University of Notre Dame
- Mathis Wagner Boston College
- Mike Whinston Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Kevin Williams University of Utah
- Ralph Winter University of British Columbia
- Christine Zulehner Goethe University Frankfurt
The eleventh annual Utah Winter Business Economics Conference was held February 25 through 27, 2016, at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort. (Last Update: 26 February)
Program
Thursday, February 25
- 5:00 – 7:00 pm Welcome Reception (Drinks and Light Appetizers) Primrose A
Friday, February 26
- 6:30 am to 7:30 am — Breakfast Primrose A
- 7:30 am to 9:15 am — Session 1 Primrose B
- Bob Gibbons “Relational Adaptation Under Reel Authority“
- Discussant: Charles Angelucci
- Wouter Dessein “Managerial Style and Attention“
- Discussant: Daniel Barron
- 9:30 am to 5:00 pm — Ski or Spa
- 5:00 pm to 5:45 pm — Snack Primrose A
- 5:45 pm to 7:30 pm — Session 2 Primrose B
- Nathan Seegert “Tax Revenue Volatility: Evidence from US States“
- Discussant: Josh Gottlieb
- Amy Finkelstein “The Value of Medicaid: Interpreting Results from the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment“
- Discussant: Amanda Kowalski
- 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm — Dinner Primrose A
Saturday, February 27
- 6:30 am to 7:30 am — Breakfast Primrose A
- 7:30 am to 9:15 am — Session 3 Primrose B
- Emir Kamenica “Competition in Persuasion“
- Discussant: Willie Fuchs
- Roland Benabou “Image Versus Information: Societal Change and Optimal Privacy“
- Discussant: Kristof Madarasz
- 9:30 am to 5:00 pm — Ski or Spa
- 5:00 pm to 5:45 pm — Snack Primrose A
- 5:45 pm to 7:30 pm — Session 4 Primrose B
- Rebecca Diamond “The Long-Term Consequences of Teacher Discretion in Grading of High-Stakes Tests“
- Discussant: Alan Sorensen
- Eleanor Dillon “Self-Employment Dynamics and the Returns to Entrepreneurship“
- Discussant: Paul Oyer
- 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm — Dinner Primrose A
Participants
- Charles Angelucci Columbia University
- Elena Asparouhova University of Utah
- Matt Backus Cornell University
- Daniel Barron Northwestern University
- Roland Benabou Princeton University
- Corina Besliu University of Utah
- Isabelle Brocas University of Southern California
- Jennifer Brown University of British Columbia
- Juan Carrillo University of Southern California
- Steve Cicala University of Chicago
- Chris Conlon Columbia University
- Wouter Dessein Columbia University
- Eleanor Dillon Arizona State University
- Rebecca Diamond Stanford University
- Javier Donna Ohio State University
- Florian Ederer Yale University
- Amy Finkelstein Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Alex Frankel University of Chicago
- William Fuchs University of California, Berkeley
- Bob Gibbons Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Ron Goettler University of Rochester
- Joshua Gottlieb University of British Columbia
- Matt Grennan University of Pennsylvania
- Alexander Hirsch California Institute of Technology
- Hugo Hopenhayn University of California Los Angeles
- Matias Iaryczower Princeton University
- Emir Kamenica University of Chicago
- Jakub Kastl Princeton University
- Jon Kolstad University of California Berkeley
- Amanda Kowalski Yale University
- Ed Lazear Stanford University
- Tracy Lewis Duke University
- Bill Lincoln Claremont McKenna College
- Danielle Li Harvard University
- Jin Li Northwestern University
- Ting Liu Stony Brook University
- Kristof Madarasz London School of Economics
- Neale Mahoney University of Chicago
- Adam Meirowitz University of Utah
- Paul Milgrom Stanford University
- Bob Miller Carnegie Mellon University
- Arijit Mukherjee Michigan State University
- Matt Notowidigdo Northwestern University
- Gareth Olds Harvard University
- Paul Oyer Stanford University
- Andrea Prat Columbia University
- Michael Raith University of Rochester
- Luis Rayo University of Utah
- Jason Sandvik University of Utah
- Scott Schaefer University of Utah
- Nathan Seegert University of Utah
- Stephan Seiler Stanford University
- Pian Shu Harvard University
- Holger Sieg University of Pennsylvania
- Michael Sinkinson University of Pennsylvania
- Aloysius Siow University of Toronto
- Jason Snyder University of Utah
- Paolo Somaini Stanford University
- Alan Sorensen University of Wisconsin
- Chris Stanton Harvard University
- Ariel Stern Harvard University
- Ashley Swanson University of Pennsylvania
- Chad Syverson University of Chicago
- Steve Tadelis University of California, Berkeley
- Mariano Tappata Georgetown University/CRAI
- Catherine Thomas London School of Economics
- Xiao Yu Wang Duke University
- Ralph Winter University of British Columbia
Program
Thursday, February 26
- 5:00 – 7:00 pm Welcome Reception (Drinks and Light Appetizers) Primrose B
Friday, February 27
- 6:30 am to 7:30 am — Breakfast Primrose B
- 7:30 am to 9:15 am — Session 1 Primrose A
- Kristof Madarasz “Bargaining Under the Illusion of Transparency“
- Discussant: Andrea Prat
- Matt Backus “Cheap Talk, Round Numbers, and the Economics of Negotiation“
- Discussant: Maryam Saeedi
- 9:30 am to 5:00 pm — Ski or Spa
- 5:00 pm to 5:45 pm — Snack Primrose B
- 5:45 pm to 7:30 pm — Session 2 Primrose A
- Juan Carrillo “How Long is a Minute?”
- Discussant: Peter Bossaerts
- Nick Bloom “Never Waste a Good Crisis? Growth and Decentralization in the Great Recession“
- Discussant: Florian Ederer
- 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm — Dinner Primrose B
Saturday, February 28
- 6:30 am to 7:30 am — Breakfast Primrose B
- 7:30 am to 9:15 am — Session 3 Primrose A
- Ed Lazear “Demographics and Entrepreneurship“
- Discussant: Danielle Li
- Alex Frankel “Muddled Information“
- Discussant: Adam Meirowitz
- 9:30 am to 5:00 pm — Ski or Spa
- 5:00 pm to 5:45 pm — Snack Primrose B
- 5:45 pm to 7:30 pm — Session 4 Primrose A
- Robin Lee “The Welfare Effects of Vertical Integration in Multichannel Television Markets”
- Discussant: Mike Mazzeo
- Matt Gentzkow “Sources of Geographic Variation in Health Care: Evidence from Patient Migration“
- Discussant: Rebecca Diamond
- 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm — Dinner Golden Cliff/Eagle’s Nest
Participants
- Nikhil Agarwal Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Matthew Backus eBay and Cornell University
- Nick Bloom Stanford University
- Aaron Bodoh-Creed University of California, Berkeley
- Peter Bossaerts University of Utah
- Isabelle Brocas University of Southern California
- Jen Brown Northwestern University
- Juan Carrillo University of Southern California
- Steve Cicala University of Chicago
- Chris Conlon Columbia University
- Peter Cramton University of Maryland
- Jaksa Cvitanic California Institute of Technology
- Rebecca Diamond Stanford University
- Javier Donna Ohio State University
- JP Dube University of Chicago
- Florian Ederer Yale University
- Alexander Frankel University of Chicago
- Willie Fuchs University of California, Berkeley
- Matt Gentzkow University of Chicago
- George Giorgiadis Boston University
- Joshua Gottlieb University of British Columbia
- Matt Grennan University of Pennsylvania
- Jon Guryan Northwestern University
- Ben Handel University of California, Berkeley
- Hugo Hopenhayn University of California, Los Angeles
- Emir Kamenica University of Chicago
- Jakub Kastl Princeton University
- Melissa Kearney University of Maryland
- Jon Kolstad University of Pennsylvania
- Wojciech Kopczuk Columbia University
- Amanda Kowalski Yale University
- Ed Lazear Stanford University
- Robin Lee Harvard University
- Danielle Li Harvard University
- Fernando Luco Texas A&M University
- Kristof Madarasz London School of Economics
- Justin Marion University of California, Santa Cruz
- Mike Mazzeo Northwestern University
- Adam Meirowitz Princeton University
- Paul Milgrom Stanford University
- Joao Montez London Business School
- Matt Notwidigdo Northwestern University
- Paul Oyer Stanford University
- Alessandro Pavan Northwestern University
- Jason Pearcy Montana State University
- Andrea Prat Columbia University
- Nirupama Rao New York University
- Luis Rayo University of Utah
- Maryam Saeedi Ohio State University
- Scott Schaefer University of Utah
- Kathryn Shaw Stanford University
- Fiona Scott Morton Yale University
- Nathan Seegert University of Utah
- Holger Sieg University of Pennsylvania
- Paulo Somaini Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Chris Stanton London School of Economics
- Ariel Stern Harvard University
- Chad Syverson University of Chicago
- Steve Tadelis University of California, Berkeley
- Greg Veramendi Arizona State University
Program
Thursday, February 27
- Welcome Reception
Friday, February 28
Session 1
- Patrick Rey “Cooperation vs. Collusion: How Essentiality Shapes Co-opetition”
- Discussant: Steve Tadelis
- Neale Mahoney “Regulating Consumer Financial Products: Evidence from Credit Cards”
- Discussant: Fiona Scott Morton
Session 2
- Greg Lewis “Just starting out: Learning and price competition in a new market”
- Discussant: Brett Gordon
- Wojciech Kopczuk “Mansion Tax: The Effect of Transfer Taxes on the Residential Real Estate Market”
- Discussant: Nathan Seegert
Saturday, March 1
Session 3
- Joshua Gottleib “Bargaining in the Shadow of a Giant: Medicare’s Influence on Private Payment Systems”
- Discussant: Jon Kolstad
- Mike Powell “The Burden of Past Promises”
- Discussant: Ed Van Wesep
Session 4
- Bob Miller “Identifying Dynamic Discrete Choice Models off Short Panels”
- Chris Conlon “The Price of Liquor is Too Damn High: State Facilitated Collusion and the Implications for Taxes ”
- Discussant: Chris Nosko
Participants
- Matthew Backus eBay and Cornell University
- Jennifer Brown Northwestern University
- Eric Budish University of Chicago
- Steve Cicala University of Chicago
- Chris Conlon Columbia University
- Peter Cramton University of Maryland
- Jaksa Cvitanic California Institute of Technology
- Wouter Dessein Columbia University
- Eleanor Dillon Arizona State University
- Jean-Pierre Dube University of Chicago
- Florian Ederer University of California, Los Angeles
- Alexander Frankel University of Chicago
- George Georgiadis California Institute of Technology
- Brett Gordon Columbia University
- Aspen Gorry Utah State University
- Devon Gorry Utah State University
- Joshua Gottlieb University of British Columbia
- Matt Grennan University of Pennsylvania
- Jon Guryan Northwestern University
- Ben Handel University of California, Berkeley
- Ben Ho Vassar College
- Emir Kamenica University of Chicago
- Jakub Kastl Stanford University
- Jon Kolstad University of Pennsylvania
- Wojciech Kopczuk Columbia University
- Ed Lazear Stanford University
- Greg Lewis Harvard University
- Danielle Li Northwestern University
- Jin Li Northwestern University
- Alessandro Lizzeri New York University
- Neale Mahoney University of Chicago
- Paul Milgrom Stanford University
- Bob Miller Carnegie Mellon University
- Chris Nosko University of Chicago
- Paul Oyer Stanford University
- Jason Pearcy Montana State University
- Michael Powell Northwestern University
- Nirupama Rao New York University
- Patrick Rey Toulouse School of Economics
- Scott Schaefer University of Utah
- Fiona Scott Morton Yale University
- Nathan Seegert University of Utah
- Kelly Shue University of Chicago
- Holger Sieg University of Pennsylvania
- Michael Sinkinson University of Pennsylvania
- Ashley Swanson University of Pennsylvania
- Chris Stanton University of Utah
- Amanda Starc University of Pennsylvania
- Steve Tadelis University of California, Berkeley
- Mariano Tappata University of British Columbia
- Raphael Thomadsen Washington University
- Robert Town University of Pennsylvania
- Greg Veramendi Arizona State University
- Ed Van Wesep Vanderbilt University
- Ralph Winter University of British Columbia
Program
Thursday, February 28
- Welcome Reception
Friday, March 1
Session 1: Industrial Organization
- Paul Milgrom Auctions, Adverse Selection and Internet Display Advertising
- Discussant: Peter Cramton
- JP Dube Do Pharmacists Buy Bayer? Sophisticated Shoppers and the Brand Premium
- Discussant: Matt Grennan
Session 2: Other Cool Stuff
- Holger Sieg Nonlinear Pricing of Heterogeneous Durable Housing
- Discussant: Paulo Somaini
- Gregor Matvos Estimating the Benefits of Contractual Completeness
- Discussant: Jakub Kastl
Saturday, March 3
Session 3: Personnel/Labor
- Ricardo Alonso Recruitment and Selection in Organizations
- Discussant: Arijit Mukherjee
- Jennifer Brown Boarding a Sinking Ship: An Investigation of Job Applications to Distressed Firms
- Discussant: Chris Stanton
Session 4: Markets for Healthcare (Superior)
- Ben Handel Equilibrium in Health Exchanges: Adverse Selection vs. Reclassification Risk
- Discussant: Neale Mahoney
- Chad Syverson Healthcare Exceptionalism? Productivity, Competition and Resource Allocation in the US Healthcare Sector
- Discussant: Chris Conlon
Participants
- Ricardo Alonso University of Southern California
- Matthew Backus eBay and Cornell University
- Jennifer Brown Northwestern University
- Arthur Campbell Yale University
- Keith Chen Yale University
- Chris Conlon Columbia University
- Peter Cramton University of Maryland
- Jean DeBettignies Queen’s University
- Wouter Dessein Columbia University
- Eleanor Dillon Arizona State University
- Jean-Pierre Dube University of Chicago
- Florian Ederer University of California, Los Angeles
- Richard Evans Brigham Young University
- Alessandro Gavazza New York University
- Brett Gordon Columbia University
- Devon Gorry Utah State University
- Matt Grennan University of Toronto
- Jon Guryan Northwestern University
- Ben Handel University of California, Berkeley
- Ben Ho Vassar College
- Emir Kamenica University of Chicago
- Jakub Kastl Stanford University
- Melissa Kearney University of Maryland
- Ryan Kellogg University of Michigan
- Amanda Kowalski Yale University
- Ed Lazear Stanford University
- Danielle Li Northwestern University
- Ting Liu New York, Stony Brook
- Alessandro Lizzeri New York University
- Neale Mahoney University of Chicago
- Justin Marion University of California, Santa Cruz
- Gregor Matvos University of Chicago
- Moritz Meyer-ter-Vehn University of California, Los Angeles
- Paul Milgrom Stanford University
- Bob Miller Carnegie Mellon University
- Dylan Minor Northwestern University
- Joao Montez London Business School
- Arijit Mukherjee Michigan State University
- Chris Nosko University of Chicago
- Paul Oyer Stanford University
- Jason Pearcy Montana State University
- Kerk Phillips Brigham Young University
- Brennan Platt Brigham Young University
- Michael Powell Northwestern University
- Scott Schaefer University of Utah
- Nathan Seegert University of Michigan
- Stephan Seiler Stanford University
- Holger Sieg University of Pennsylvania
- Michael Sinkinson University of Pennsylvania
- Paulo Somaini Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Chris Stanton University of Utah
- Chad Syverson University of Chicago
- Steve Tadelis University of California, Berkeley
- Mariano Tappata University of British Columbia
- Mike Whinston Northwestern University
- Ralph Winter University of British Columbia
Program
Thursday, March 1
- Welcome Reception
Friday, March 2
Session 1: Social Learning / Health Reform
- “Navin Kartik “Congested Observational Learning”
- Amanda Kowalski “Mandate Based Health Reform and the Labor Market: Evidence from the Massachusetts Reform”
Session 2: Personnel/Labor Economics
- Chris Stanton “The Value of Bosses”
- Matthew Notowidigdo “Duration Dependence and Local Labor Market Conditions: Theory and Evidence from a Field Experiment”
Saturday, March 3
Session 3: Contracts / Bargaining
- Niko Matouschek “Managing Conflicts in Relational Contracts”
- Ilya Segal “Property Rights and the Efficiency of Bargaining”
Session 4: Industrial Organization
- Patrick Rey “Loss Leading as an Exploitative Practice”
- Alessandro Lizzeri “A Quantitative Analysis of the Used Car Market”
Participants
- John Asker New York University
- Jennifer Brown Northwestern University
- Eric Budish University of Chicago
- Meghan Busse Northwestern University
- Daniele Condorelli Essex
- Chris Conlon Columbia University
- Jaska Cvitanic California Institute of Technology
- Jean de Bettignies Queen’s University
- Wouter Dessein Columbia University
- Jean-Pierre Dube University of Chicago
- Florian Ederer University of California, Los Angeles
- Matt Gentzkow University of Chicago
- Ron Goettler University of Chicago
- Brett Gordon Columbia University
- Matt Grennan University of Toronto
- Jon Guryan Northwestern University
- Ben Handel University of California, Berkeley
- Li Hao University of British Columbia
- Jakub Kastl Stanford University
- Melissa Kearney University of Maryland
- Ryan Kellogg University of Michigan
- Jon Kolstad University of Pennsylvania
- Amanda Kowalski Yale University
- Fabian Lange Yale University
- Ed Lazear Stanford University
- Robin Lee New York University
- Tracy Lewis Duke University
- Alessandro Lizzeri New York University
- Niko Matouschek Northwestern University
- Therese McGuire Northwestern University
- Bob Miller Carnegie Mellon University
- Dylan Minor Northwestern University
- Julie Mortimer Harvard University
- Muriel Niederle Stanford University
- Matt Notwidigdo University of Chicago
- Paul Oyer Stanford University
- Lionel Page QUT
- Jason Pearcy Montana State University
- Rob Porter Northwestern University
- Heikki Rantakari University of Southern California
- Luis Rayo University of Utah
- Patrick Rey Toulouse School of Economics
- Nikita Roketsky New York University
- Scott Schaefer University of Utah
- Fiona Scott Morton Yale University
- Ilya Segal Stanford University
- Kathryn Shaw Stanford University
- Holger Sieg University of Pennsylvania
- Adam Slawski Pennsylvania State University
- Chris Stanton University of Utah
- Chad Syverson University of Chicago
- Mariano Tappata University of British Columbia
- Nithin Umapathi University College London
- Ed Van Wesep University of North Carolina
- Mike Whinston Northwestern University
- Ralph Winter University of British Columbia
- Yanhui Wu London School of Economics
- Eric Zitzewitz Dartmouth College
Program
Thursday, March 3
Welcome Reception
Friday, March 4
Session 1
Robin Lee “Markov-Perfect Network Formation”
Daniele Condorelli “Bilateral Trading in Networks”
Session 2
Francesco DeCarolis “Identifying Bidders’ Groups in Collusive Auctions: Evidence from Average Bid Auctions”
Chad Syverson “Advertising and Competition in Privatized Social Security: The Case of Mexico”
Saturday, March 5
Session 3
Hugo Hopenhayn “Optimal Patent Policy with Recurrent Innovators”
Willie Fuchs “Trading Know-How”
Participants
- Oriana Bandiera, London School of Economics
- Leemore Dafny, Northwestern University
- Wouter Dessein, University of Chicago
- Thomas Hellmann, University of British Columbia
- Tom Hubbard, Northwestern University
- Anne Marie Knott, Washington University
- Ed Lazear, Stanford University
- Mara Lederman, University of Toronto
- Niko Matouschek, Northwestern University
- Michael Mazzeo, Northwestern University
- Therese McGuire, Northwestern University
- Paul Oyer, Stanford University
- Oguzhan Ozbas, University of Southern California
- Rob Porter, Northwestern University
- Michael Raith, University of Rochester
- Imran Rasul, University College London
- Scott Schaefer, University of Utah
- Kathryn Shaw, Stanford University
- Ravi Singh, Harvard University
- Jeroen Swinkels, Washington University
- Steve Tadelis, University of California, Berkeley
- Brian Viard, Stanford University
- Mike Whinston, Northwestern University
- Julie Wulf, University of Pennsylvania
- Jan Zabojnik, University of Southern California
- Eric Zitzewitz, Stanford University
Program
Thursday, February 25
Welcome Reception
Friday, February 26
Session 1
Holger Sieg “The Effectiveness of Private Benefits in Fundraising” (Discussant: Jen Brown)
Marco Ottaviani “How (Not) to Pay for Advice” (Discussant: Bogac Celen)
Session 2
Matt Gentzkow “The Evolution of Brand Preferences: Evidence from Consumer Packaged Goods” (Discussant: Brett Gordon)
Eric Zitzewitz “Wintertime for Deceptive Advertising?” (Discussant: Tom Hubbard)
Saturday, February 27
Session 3
Lisa Kahn “Employer Learning, Productivity and the Earnings Distribution: Evidence from Performance Measures”(Discussant: David Autor)
David McAdams “Performance and Turnover in a Stochastic Partnership” (Discussant: Luis Rayo)
Participants
- Jennifer Brown Northwestern University
- Bart Bronnenberg Tilburg University
- Arthur Campbell Yale University
- Bogac Celen Columbia University
- Thomas Chaney University of Chicago
- Wouter Dessein Columbia University
- Florian Ederer University of California, Los Angeles
- Dennis Epple Carnegie-Mellon University
- Willie Fuchs University of California, Berkeley
- Matt Gentzkow University of Chicago
- Brett Gordon Columbia University
- Andrei Hagiu Harvard University
- Wes Hartmann Stanford University
- Guenter Hitsch University of Chicago
- Tom Hubbard Northwestern University
- Jakub Kastl Stanford University
- Lisa Kahn Yale University
- Emir Kamenica University of Chicago
- Fabian Lange Yale University
- Tracy Lewis Duke University
- Ting Liu Michigan State University
- David McAdams Duke University
- Rich Nelson University of Utah
- Muriel Niederle Stanford University
- Michael Ostrovsky Stanford University
- Wojciech Olszewski Northwestern University
- Marco Ottaviani Northwestern University
- Paul Oyer Stanford University
- Alessandro Pavan Northwestern University
- Luis Rayo University of Utah
- Heikki Rantakari University of Southern California
- Scott Schaefer University of Utah
- Klaus Schmidt University of Munich
- Fiona Scott Morton Yale University
- Holger Sieg Carnegie-Mellon University
- Alan Sorensen Stanford University
- Alexander Stremitzer Yale University
- Chad Syverson University of Chicago
- Mariano Tappata University of British Columbia
- Raphael Thomadsen University of California, Los Angeles
- Mike Whinston Northwestern University
- Ralph Winter University of British Columbia
- Jonathan Zinman Dartmouth College
- Eric Zitzewitz Dartmouth College
Program
Thursday, February 26
Welcome Reception
Friday, February 27
Session 1
Alessandro Pavan “Dynamic Mechanism Design”
Discussant: Li, Hao
Tracy Lewis “Delegating Search to Agents”
Discussant: Klaus Schmidt
Session 2
Alberto Salvo “The Tip of the Iceberg: Actual Trade Flows Understate the Extent of Globalization”
Discussant: Thomas Chaney
Emily Oster “Determinants of Technology Adoption: Private Value and Peer Effects in Menstrual Cup Take-Up
Discussant: Justin Marion
Saturday, February 28
Session 3
Jakub Kastl “Effects of the Subprime Market Crisis on the Primary Market for Liquidity”
Discussant: Ken Hendricks
Greg Lewis “Procurement Contracting with Time Incentives: Theory and Evidence”
Discussant: Chad Syverson
Participants
- Thomas Chaney University of Chicago
- Larry Chavis University of North Carolina
- Ettore Damiano University of Toronto
- Wouter Dessein Columbia University
- Dennis Epple Carnegie-Mellon University
- Willie Fuchs University of Chicago
- Matt Gentzkow University of Chicago
- Ron Goettler University of Chicago
- Michael Grubb MIT
- Jon Guryan University of Chicago
- Li, Hao University of Toronto
- Ken Hendricks University of Texas
- Emir Kamenica University of Chicago
- Jakub Kastl Stanford University
- Dominique Lauga University of California, San Diego
- Greg Lewis Harvard University
- Tracy Lewis Duke University
- Jin Li Northwestern University
- Justin Marion University of California, Santa Cruz
- Arijit Mukherjee Michigan State University
- Rich Nelson University of Utah
- Muriel Niederle Stanford University
- Emily Oster University of Chicago
- Marco Ottaviani Northwestern University
- Paul Oyer Stanford University
- Parag Pathak MIT
- Alessandro Pavan Northwestern University
- Michael Raith University of Rochester
- Alberto Salvo Northwestern University
- Scott Schaefer University of Utah
- Klaus Schmidt University of Munich
- Monika Schnitzer University of Munich
- Fiona Scott Morton Yale University
- Holger Sieg Carnegie-Mellon University
- Alan Sorensen Stanford University
- Jeroen Swinkels Washington University
- Chad Syverson University of Chicago
- Jan Zabojnik Queen’s University
Program
Thursday, February 28
Welcome Reception
Friday, February 29
Session 1
William Fuchs “Bargaining with Arrival of New Traders”
Paul Milgrom “Simplified Mechanisms with Applications to Sponsored Search and Package Auctions”
Discussants: Parag Pathak and Phil Haile
Skiing and Snowboarding at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort
Session 2
John Asker “A Study of the Internal Organisation of a Bidding Ring”
Ricard Gil “Why Does Popcorn Cost so Much at the Movies? An Analysis of Metering Price Discrimination”
Discussants: Rob Porter and JP Dube
Saturday, March 1
Session 3
Adam Szeidl “Trust and Social Collateral”
Sylvain Chassang “Building Routines: Learning, Cooperation, and the Dynamics of Incomplete Relational Contracts”
Discussants: Michael Grubb and Ricardo Alonso
Skiing at Deer Valley Resort, Snowboarding at Park City Mountain Resort
Participants
- John Asker New York University
- Elena Asparouhova University of Utah
- Ricardo Alonso University of Southern California
- Huan Cai University of Utah
- Sylvain Chassang Princeton University
- Ettore Damiano University of Toronto
- JP Dube University of Chicago
- Wiola Dziuda Northwestern University
- Dennis Epple Carnegie-Mellon University
- Willie Fuchs University of Chicago
- Matt Gentzkow University of Chicago
- Michael Grubb MIT
- Ricard Gil University of California, Santa Cruz
- Andrei Hagiu Harvard University
- Phil Haile Yale University
- Li, Hao University of Toronto
- Wes Hartmann Stanford University
- Tom Hubbard Northwestern University
- Ian Jewitt Oxford University
- Jakub Kastl Stanford University
- Anne Marie Knott Washington University, St. Louis
- Dominique Lauga University of California, San Diego
- Clare Leaver Oxford University
- Jin Li Northwestern University
- Niko Matouschek Northwestern University
- Gregor Matvos University of Chicago
- Therese McGuire Northwestern University
- Paul Milgrom Stanford University
- Arijit Mukherjee Michigan State / Bates White
- Emily Oster University of Chicago
- Marco Ottaviani Northwestern University
- Paul Oyer Stanford University
- Parag Pathak Harvard University
- Rob Porter Northwestern University
- Heikki Rantakari University of Southern California
- Scott Schaefer University of Utah
- Jim Schallheim University of Utah
- Fiona Scott Morton Yale University
- Jesse Shapiro University of Chicago
- Holger Sieg Carnegie-Mellon University
- Aloysius Siow University of Toronto
- Andy Skrzypacz Stanford University
- Chad Syverson University of Chicago
- Alan Sorensen Stanford University
- Adam Szeidl University of California, Berkeley
- Mike Whinston Northwestern University
- Ralph Winter University of British Columbia
- Jan Zabojnik Queen’s University
Program
Thursday, March 1
Welcome Reception
Friday, March 2
Session 1
Patrick Bolton “Satisficing Contracts”
Jonathan Guryan “Prejudice and the Economics of Discrimination”
Discussants: Andy Skrzypacz and Paul Oyer
Skiing at Alta Ski Area
Session 2
Julie Holland Mortimer and Alan Sorensen “Supply Responses to Digital Distribution: Recorded Music and Live Performances”
Mike Whinston “Sequential Merger Review”
Discussants: Rob Porter and Tracy Lewis
Saturday, March 3
Session 3
Heski Bar-Isaac “Information Gathering and Marketing”
Ettore Damiano and Li, Hao “Information Provision and Price Competition”
Discussants: Yuk-fai Fong and Niko Matouschek
Skiing at Deer Valley Resort
Participants
- Ricardo Alonso, Northwestern University
- Elena Asparouhova, University of Utah
- Heski Bar-Isaac, New York University
- Shmuel Baruch, University of Utah
- Patrick Bolton, Columbia University
- Mike Cooper, University of Utah
- Ettore Damiano, University of Toronto
- Jean de Bettignies, University of British Columbia
- Wouter Dessein, University of Chicago
- Yuk-fai Fong, Northwestern University
- Douglas Frank, INSEAD
- Willie Fuchs, University of Chicago
- Matt Gentzkow, University of Chicago
- Ricard Gil, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Jon Guryan, University of Chicago
- Li, Hao, University of Toronto
- Bard Harstad, Northwestern University
- Ben Jones, Northwestern University
- Emir Kamenica, University of Chicago
- Justin Lenzo, Northwestern University
- Tracy Lewis, Duke University
- Niko Matouschek, Northwestern University
- Michael Mazzeo, Northwestern University
- Therese McGuire, Northwestern University
- Paul Milgrom, Stanford University
- Julie Mortimer, Harvard University
- Michael Ostrovsky, Stanford University
- Paul Oyer, Stanford University
- Rob Porter, Northwestern University
- Scott Schaefer, University of Utah
- Katja Seim, University of Pennsylvania
- Holger Sieg, Carnegie Mellon University
- Andy Skrypacz, Stanford University
- Alan Sorensen, Stanford University
- Jeroen Swinkels, Washington University
- Chad Syverson, University of Chicago
- Mike Whinston, Northwestern University
Program
Thursday, March 2
Welcome Reception
Friday, March 3
Session 1
Niko Matouschek “A Theory of Headquarters”
Michael Raith “Specific Knowledge and Performance Measurement”
Discussants: Jeroen Swinkels and Wouter Dessein
Skiing at Park City Mountain Resort
Session 2
Oriana Bandiera and Imran Rasul “Incentives and Favoritism in the Workplace: Evidence from Personnel Data”
Eric Zitzewitz “The Rise of Teams in Fund Management”
Discussants: Kathryn Shaw and Oguzhan Ozbas
Saturday, March 4
Session 3
Brian Viard “Quantifying the Benefits of Entry into Local Phone Service”
Mara Lederman “Control Rights, Network Structure and Vertical Integration: Evidence from Regional Airlines”
Discussants: Michael Mazzeo and Steve Tadelis
Skiing at Deer Valley Resort
Participants
- Oriana Bandiera, London School of Economics
- Leemore Dafny, Northwestern University
- Wouter Dessein, University of Chicago
- Thomas Hellmann, University of British Columbia
- Tom Hubbard, Northwestern University
- Anne Marie Knott, Washington University
- Ed Lazear, Stanford University
- Mara Lederman, University of Toronto
- Niko Matouschek, Northwestern University
- Michael Mazzeo, Northwestern University
- Therese McGuire, Northwestern University
- Paul Oyer, Stanford University
- Oguzhan Ozbas, University of Southern California
- Rob Porter, Northwestern University
- Michael Raith, University of Rochester
- Imran Rasul, University College London
- Scott Schaefer, University of Utah
- Kathryn Shaw, Stanford University
- Ravi Singh, Harvard University
- Jeroen Swinkels, Washington University
- Steve Tadelis, University of California, Berkeley
- Brian Viard, Stanford University
- Mike Whinston, Northwestern University
- Julie Wulf, University of Pennsylvania
- Jan Zabojnik, University of Southern California
- Eric Zitzewitz, Stanford University