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INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION CONFERENCE
at Northeastern University

Schedule of Sessions and Events

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FRIDAY, APRIL 4

9:00- 6:00 PM REGISTRATION AND CHECK-IN
Please register or check-in before going to the opening luncheon, as the admission ticket is included in your registration packet.

 EGAN CENTER
12:00-1:30 PM OPENING LUNCHEON
Welcoming Remarks 		SPEARE HALL
John Kwoka, IOS Board and Northeastern University
Ahmed Abdelal, Provost, Northeastern University
Michael Riordan, "Industrial Organization and Corporate Finance"
Introduction by Rob Masson, IOS President
1:50- 3:40 PM PANELS AND PAPER SESSIONS I
 EGAN CENTER
SHILLMAN HALL
I.1
I.2
I.3
I.4
I.5
I.6
I.7
I.8
I.9
I.10
I.11
I.12
 Negotiation and Incentives
Auction Theory I
Models of Product Differentiation
Concepts and Measurement in International Competitiveness
Electricity Markets
Empirical Models of Entry into Network Markets
Airlines I
Alternative Mechanisms for Technology Transfer
R&D Theory
Panel: New Developments in International Competition Policy
Empirical Studies of Sunk Costs and Market Structure
The Internal Organization of Firms: Applications
3:50- 5:40 PM PANELS AND PAPER SESSIONS II
 EGAN CENTER
SHILLMAN HALL
II.1
II.2
II.3
II.4
II.5
II.6
II.7
II.8
II.9
II.10
II.11
II.12
 Anticompetitive Effects of Vertical Integration and Restraints
Topics in Theoretical Industrial Organization
Theoretical Studies of E-Commerce
Firm and Industry Dynamics
Empirical Studies of Regulation I
Spatial Differentiation and Competition
Industrial Organization of Financial Services
Innovation in Pharmaceutical Markets
Open vs. Closed Source Software
Empirical Studies of Antitrust Policy
Concentration and Diversification
Strategic Complementarities in Industrial Organization
6:00- 7:30 PM RECEPTION - REVIEW OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
Admission only to IIOC badge holders and their guests. 		SPEARE HALL
Remarks (6:30 approx.)
John Kwoka, Editor
Neal Finnegan, Chairman, Northeastern Board of Trustees
Jim Stellar, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Northeastern University
Presentation of Awards
        Best Paper: Claudio Piga
        Distinguished Scholar: Bill Comanor
Don Siegel
Steve Martin
7:45 PM BUS TO THE COLONNADE HOTEL

 EGAN CENTER
8:00 PM (APPROX.) DINNER RECOMMENDATION: TURNER FISHERIES
See Dining/Friday Dinner for further information and how to make reservations.

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