THE INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION SOCIETY |
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About IOSThe Industrial Organization Society (IOS) was founded in 1972 by Stanley Boyle, working closely with Willard Mueller. The original aim of the IOS was to promote research on antitrust policy, regulatory policy, and competition and market power in real-world markets. The Review of Industrial Organization edited by Larry White, is the official journal of the IOS. Since 2003, the IOS has sponsored an annual International Industrial Organization Conference in order to accommodate the needs and interests of the burgeoning field.
IIOCThe 8th Annual International Industrial Organization Conference will be held at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver from May 14-16, 2010.An award for the Best Paper by a Junior Scholar in the Review and an annual Distinguished Fellow Award will be announced at this conference. In addition, the following two prizes will be awarded:
Officers
Vice-President: Francine Lafontaine, University of Michigan Secretary-Treasurer: Kenneth Boyer, Michigan State University BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
John Kwoka, Northeastern University Stephen Martin, Purdue University Robert Masson, Cornell University Dennis Mueller, University of Vienna John Scott, Dartmouth College William Shepherd, U Mass.-Amherst (emeritus) Christopher Snyder, Dartmouth College Lawrence White, New York University PAST PRESIDENTS:
Robert M. Feinberg, American University, 2004-2005 Robert T. Masson, Cornell University, 2002-2003 Stephen Martin, Purdue University, 2000-2001 John T. Scott, Dartmouth College, 1999 John E. Kwoka, Northeastern University, 1998 Paul Geroski, 1997 Carl Shapiro, University of California, Berkeley, 1996 Richard Gilbert, University of California, Berkeley, 1995 Dennis Mueller, University of Vienna, 1994 F. M. Scherer, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1993 William S. Comanor, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1992 W. G. Shepherd, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1991 ASSA MeetingsThe IOS organized the following sessions at the annual meeting of the Allied Social Sciences Association January 3-5, 2009 in San Francisco, California: AwardsDistinguished Fellows:The Industrial Organization Society’s Distinguished Fellow award is given annually in recognition of excellence in Research, Education and Professional Leadership in the field of Industrial Organization.BEST PAPER BY A JUNIOR AUTHOR:The award is for outstanding research by a younger scholar, as published in the Review of Industrial Organization during the previous year and presented at the annual International Industrial Organization Conference.ROBERT F. LANZILLOTTI PRIZE:The Robert F. Lanzillotti Prize for the best paper in antitrust economics accepted for presentation at the International Industrial Organization Conference is awarded annually. The winning paper is selected by a committee of experts from the relevant papers that are accepted for presentation at the conference.The 2009 Robert F. Lanzillotti Prize was awarded to Abraham Wickelgren (Northwestern University School of Law) and Marco Ottaviani (Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University) for their paper entitled Approval Regulation with Learning: Ex Ante or Ex Post Merger Control? The first annual Robert F. Lanzillotti Prize was awarded in 2008 to Dennis W. Carlton (University of Chicago), Joshua S. Gans (University of Melbourne), and Michael Waldman (Cornell University) for their paper entitled Why Tie a Product Consumers Do Not Use?
PUBLIC UTILITY RESEARCH PRIZE:The Public Utility Research Prize for the best paper in regulatory economics accepted for presentation at the International Industrial Organization Conference is a new prize that will be awarded annually. The winning paper is selected by a committee of experts from the relevant papers that are accepted for presentation at the conference.
The first annual Public Utility Research Center Prize for the best paper in regulatory economics was awarded in
2009 to Byung-Cheol Kim (Georgia Tech) and
Jay Pil Choi (Michigan State University) for their paper entitled MembershipConference registration includes membership in the Industrial Organization Society. Conference registration web site is http://www.ios.neu.edu/registration.htm or simply click on the Registration tab at the top of this page.Membership in the Industrial Organization Society includes a one-year subscription to Review of Industrial Organization and a 20% discount on book purchases from Springer. Be sure to mention your IOS membership at your time of purchase. Membership also entitles you to a discount on a subscription to the International Journal of the Economics of Business. The Industrial Organization Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and can receive tax-deductible contributions.
Contact InformationQuestions may be directed to the Conference Administrator, Kathy Downey: k.downey@neu.edu.Mailing address: Other Useful Links
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