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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
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, 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, 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 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, 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, 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, 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, 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 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
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
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
2018 Conference
The thirteenth annual Utah Winter Business Economics Conference will be held March 1 through 3, 2018, at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort. (Last Update: 13 December)
For questions or more information, e-mail utah.wbec@gmail.com.
Program
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)
- Paul Oyer “The Gender Earnings Gap in the Gig Economy: Evidence from over a Million Uber Drivers”
- Discussant: Orie Shelef
- Andrea Prat “Organizational Capital, Corporate Leadership and Firm Dynamics“
- 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)
- Willie Fuchs “Optimal Arrangements for Distribution in Developing Markets: Theory and Evidence“
- Discussant: TBD
- Matt Gentzkow “Uniform Pricing in US Retail Chains”
- 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
- Ed Lazear “Why Are Some Immigrant Groups More Successful Than Others?“
- Discussant: Melissa Kearney
- Filip Matejka “Electoral Competition with Rationally Inattentive Voters”
- 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
- Dezsö Szalay “Delegated Expertise, Authority, and Communication”
- Discussant: Wouter Dessein
- Danielle Li “Developing Novel Drugs“
- 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
2019 Conference
The thirteenth annual Utah Winter Business Economics Conference will be held March 1 through 3, 2018, at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort. (Last Update: 13 December)
For questions or more information, e-mail utah.wbec@gmail.com.
Program
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)
- Paul Oyer “The Gender Earnings Gap in the Gig Economy: Evidence from over a Million Uber Drivers”
- Discussant: Orie Shelef
- Andrea Prat “Organizational Capital, Corporate Leadership and Firm Dynamics“
- 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)
- Willie Fuchs “Optimal Arrangements for Distribution in Developing Markets: Theory and Evidence“
- Discussant: TBD
- Matt Gentzkow “Uniform Pricing in US Retail Chains”
- 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
- Ed Lazear “Why Are Some Immigrant Groups More Successful Than Others?“
- Discussant: Melissa Kearney
- Filip Matejka “Electoral Competition with Rationally Inattentive Voters”
- 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
- Dezsö Szalay “Delegated Expertise, Authority, and Communication”
- Discussant: Wouter Dessein
- Danielle Li “Developing Novel Drugs“
- Discussant: Jason Snyder
- 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm — Dinner
List of 2019 Papers
Trade Associations and Collusion on Minimum Price: Evidence from Physicians
Juan Pablo Atal, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant: Paul Eliason
Common Ownership in America: 1980 – 2017
Matt Backus, Columbia University
Discussant: Adam Looney
The Salary Taboo: Privacy Norms and the Diffusion of Information
Zoe Cullen, Harvard University
Discussant: MJ Yang
Diagnosing Price Dispersion
Matt Grennan, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant: Elena Patel
Dynamic Campaign Spending
Edoardo Grillo, Collegio Carlo Alberto
Discussant: Inga Deiman
Coming apart? Cultural Distances in the United States Over Time
Emir Kamenica, University of Chicago
Discussant: Pietro Ortoleva
Royalties and Deadlines in Oil and Gas Leasing
Ryan Kellogg, University of Chicago
Discussant: Dan Silverman
Employer Consolidation and Wages: Evidence from Hospitals
Elena Prager, Northwestern University
Discussant: Josh Gottlieb
2020 Conference
The fourteenth annual Utah Winter Business Economics Conference will be held Feb. 27 – 29, 2020, at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort.
Program
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
Alexander MacKay, Harvard University - Discussant: Ralph Winter, University of British Columbia
- Self-Enforcing Contracts with Persistence
William Fuchs, University of Texas at Austin - Discussant: Kfir Eliaz, University of Utah
- Competition in Pricing Algorithms
- 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
Steve Cicala, University of Chicago - Discussant: Allison Stashko, University of Utah
- The Way People Lie in Markets
Chloe Tergiman, University of British Columbia - Discussant: Ravideep Sethi, University of Utah
- Advantageous Selection as a Policy Instrument: Unraveling Climate Change
- 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?
John Zhu, Yale University - Misfortune and Mistake: The Financial Conditions and Decision-making
Ability of High-cost Loan Borrower
Dan Silverman, Arizona State University - Multinational Enforcement of Labor Law: Experimental Evidence from
Bangladesh’s Apparel Sector
Laura Boudreau, Columbia University
- Better Monitoring…Worse Productivity?
- 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
Matt Notowidigdo, Northwestern University - Discussant: Adam Looney, University of Utah
- The Costs of Payment Uncertainty in Healthcare Markets
Joshua Gottlieb, University of Chicago - Discussant: Jonathan Kolstad, University of California, Berkeley
- Salience and Taxation with Imperfect Competition
- 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm — Dinner (Primrose A)
Thursday, March 3
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 Chica