THE INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION SOCIETY














    About IOS

    The 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.

    IIOC

    The 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:
    • Robert F. Lanzillotti Prize for the best paper in antitrust economics
    • The Public Utility Research Center Prize for the best paper in regulatory economics

    Officers

      President: David Sappington, University of Florida
      Vice-President: Francine Lafontaine, University of Michigan
      Secretary-Treasurer: Kenneth Boyer, Michigan State University
    BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
      Robert Feinberg, American University
      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:
      Christopher Snyder, Dartmouth College, 2006-2007
      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 Meetings

    The IOS organized the following sessions at the annual meeting of the Allied Social Sciences Association January 3-5, 2009 in San Francisco, California:

    • Market Dynamics, January 3
    • Experiments In IO, January 3
    • Energy Prices and Consumer Responses, January 4

    Awards

    Distinguished 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.
    • Robert H. Porter, Northwestern University, April 2009
    • Ariel Pakes, Harvard University, May 2008
    • Paul Joskow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology April 2007
    • Timothy F. Bresnahan, Stanford University April 2006
    • Oliver E. Williamson, University of California, Berkeley April 2005
    • Dennis C. Mueller, University of Vienna April 2004
    • William S. Comanor, University of California, Santa Barbara April 2003
    • W. G. Shepherd, University of Massachusetts, Amherst January 2002
    • Richard E. Caves, Harvard University January 2001
    • Jean Tirole, Institut d'Economie Industrielle, Toulouse January 2000
    • F. M. Scherer, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University January 1999
    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.
    • Marco Castaneda and Dino Falaschetti.Does a Hospital's Profit Status Affect its Operational Scope? 33 (2), September 2008, pp. 129-159.
    • Mikhail S. Kouliavtsev. Measuring the extent of structural remedy in Section 7 settlements: Was the US DOJ successful in the 1990s? (30) 1, February 2007.
    • Stephane Caprice. Multilateral vertical contracting with an alternative supply: welfare effects of a ban on price discrimination 28(1), February 2006.
    • Orietta Marsili. Technology and the size distribution of firms: evidence from Dutch manufacturing 27(4), December 2005, pp. 303-328.
    • Helder Vasconcelos. Entry effects on cartel stability and the Joint Executive Committee 24(3), May 2004, pp. 219-241.
    • Michael J. Mazzeo. Competition and Service Quality in the U.S. Airline Industry 22(4), June 2003, pp. 385-394.
    • Claudio Piga. Debt and firms relationships: the Italian evidence 20(3), May 2002, pp. 267-282.
    • Jozef Konings and Patrick Paul Walsh. The impact of product market competition on employment determination in unionised and non-unionised firms: firm level evidence for the UK 17(4), December 2000, pp. 385-394.
    • In Kwon Lee. Non-cooperative tacit collusion, complementary bidding and incumbency premium 15(2), September 1999, pp. 115-34.
    • Philippe Cyrenne. On antitrust enforcement and the deterrence of collusive behaviour< 14(3), May 1999, pp. 257-272.
    • Rachel E. Goodhue. Sustaining collusion with a fuzzy trigger 13(3), June 1998, pp. 333-345.
    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
    Net Neutrality and Investment Incentives

    Membership

    Conference 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 Information

    Questions may be directed to the Conference Administrator, Kathy Downey: k.downey@neu.edu.

      Mailing address:
      Industrial Organization Society
      c/o Kathy Downey
      Department of Economics
      301 Lake Hall
      Northeastern University
      Boston, MA 02115-5000
      Phone Number: 617-373-2887
      Fax Number: 617-373-3640

    Other Useful Links