Organizers:

Katja Seim, University of Pennsylvania
Teresa D. Harrison, Drexel University

Session Chairs:

Teresa D. Harrison, Drexel University

Papers:

"Let Them Have Choice: Gains From Shifting Away From Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance and Toward an Individual Exchange"
Mauricio J Varela, University of Arizona (Contact Author)
Leemore Dafny, Northwestern University
Catherine Ho, Columbia University

"The Design of Health Insurance Exchanges: Evidence From the Massachusetts Health Connector"
Amanda Starc, University of Pennsylvania (Contact Author)
Keith Ericson, Boston University

"Consumer Learning in the Presence of Endogenous and Strategic Information: The Case of Prescription Drug Advertising"
Przemek Jeziorski, Johns Hopkins University (Contact Author)
Jian Ni, Johns Hopkins University
Vineet Kumar, Harvard University

"Push-Me Pull-You: Comparative Advertising in the OTC Analgesics Industry"
Federico Ciliberto, University of Virginia (Contact Author)
Simon Anderson, University of Virginia
Jura Liaukonyte, Cornell University
Regis Renault, Universite de Cergy-Pontoise

Discussants:

Allan Collard-Wexler, New York University
Mian Dai, Drexel University
Adam D. Rennhoff, Middle Tennessee State University
Katja Seim, University of Pennsylvania

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Organizers:

Teresa D. Harrison, Drexel University
Katja Seim, University of Pennsylvania

Session Chairs:

Federico Ciliberto, University of Virginia

Papers:

"Wind Power Investment"
Ariel Pakes, Harvard University
Allan Collard-Wexler, New York University (Contact Author)
Thomas Covert, Harvard University

"Local Media Market Structure and Viewpoint Diversity in Local News"
Adam D. Rennhoff, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)
Kenneth Wilbur, Duke University

"Specialization and Differentiation in the Out-Patient Dialysis Market"
Mian Dai, Drexel University (Contact Author)

"Measuring the Degree of Competition Between Nonprofits and For-Profits: The Case of Fitness Centers"
Teresa D. Harrison, Drexel University (Contact Author)
Katja Seim, University of Pennsylvania

Discussants:

Federico Ciliberto, University of Virginia
Mauricio J Varela, University of Arizona
Amanda Starc, University of Pennsylvania
Przemek Jeziorski, Johns Hopkins University

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Organizers:

Robert M. Feinberg, American University

Session Chairs:

Christopher P. Adams, Federal Trade Commission

Papers:

"Retrospective on Merger Outcomes and Merger Policy"
John Kwoka, Northeastern University (Contact Author)
Daniel Greenfield, Northeastern University

"Do States Free Ride in Antitrust Enforcement?"
Robert M. Feinberg, American University (Contact Author)
Thomas A. Husted, American University

"The Deterrence Effects of U.S. Merger Policy Instruments"
Joseph A. Clougherty, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Contact Author)
Jo Seldeslachts, University of Amsterdam

"Merger Enforcement in Two-Sided Markets"
Przemek Jeziorski, Johns Hopkins University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Eric Emch, Bates White
Tomaso Duso, University of Duesseldorf
Christopher P. Adams, Federal Trade Commission
Nathan Miller, U.S. Department of Justice

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Organizers:

Robert M. Feinberg, American University

Session Chairs:

Robert M. Feinberg, American University

Papers:

"Competition Among Spatially Differentiated Firms: An Estimator and an Application to Cement"
Nathan Miller, U.S. Department of Justice (Contact Author)
Matthew Osborne, U.S. Department of Commerce

"What Is the Full Impact of Entry? Measuring Incumbent Price Responses to Actual and Potential Low Cost Carrier Entry in Airline Markets"
Eric Emch, Bates White (Contact Author)

"Who Dunnit? The Case of the Disappearing Neighborhood Bookstore"
Christopher P. Adams, Federal Trade Commission (Contact Author)
Emek Basker, University of Missouri

"Collusion Through Joint R&D: An Empirical Assessment"
Tomaso Duso, University of Duesseldorf (Contact Author)
Lars-Hendrik Roller, European School of Management and Technology
Jo Seldeslachts, University of Amsterdam

Discussants:

Joseph A. Clougherty, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
John Kwoka, Northeastern University
Robert M. Feinberg, American University
Przemek Jeziorski, Johns Hopkins University

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