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The 6th Annual
INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL
ORGANIZATION CONFERENCE


sponsored by
The Industrial Organization Society

at Marymount University MAP
in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area

May 16-18, 2008

Website: http://www.ios.neu.edu



Thanks to all participants for a successful conference!

We are extremely grateful for the financial support of all our sponsors: American Public Power Association, the Analysis Group, the Brattle Group, Cornerstone Research, CRA International, Microsoft, NERA Economic Consulting, and the Public Utility Research Center and Robert F. Lanzillotti Public Policy Research Center of the University of Florida.

We would like to extend a special thank you to Elizabeth Onesty and Casey Etzel from Marymount University and the local organizing committee of Chris Adams (FTC) and Ken Button (George Mason University) for their hospitality and their tireless efforts to ensure a successful conference.


The seventh annual International Industrial Organization Conference will be held April 3-5, 2009 at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.


2008 IIOC at Marymount University


Arrival/Check-in Information
Registrants may check in and pick up their badges and programs at Marymount's Ballston Conference Center at either of two times:
  • Friday, from 4:00-8:00 p.m.
  • Saturday and Sunday, beginning at 7:30 a.m.
NOTE: You will need a badge indicating that you have registered in order to be admitted to the Luncheon/Keynote and Conference Reception on Saturday. Please be sure to check in before proceeding to those events.



Food and Fun

Continental breakfast will be available at the Ballston Center on Saturday and Sunday.

On Saturday:

  • 12:20-2:20 - Formal luncheon with keynote speaker
  • 6:30 p.m. - Reception

    • Both of these events are in the Westin Arlington Gateway, across the street from the Ballston Center.

    On Sunday:

  • A box lunch will be available at the Ballston Conference Center after the last session.


    Conference Program:
    To view the papers and the summary of all sessions (including the times),please go to http://editorialexpress.com/conference/IIOC2008/program/IIOC2008.html
    The general timetable is as follows:
  • Friday, May 16: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
  • Saturday, May 17: 8:00 AM - 12:10 PM and 2:20 PM - 6:10 PM
  • Sunday, May 18: 8:00 AM - 12:10 PM



    • Viewing/Updating your paper:
    If you are on the program, please take a moment to make sure that the program has your name spelled correctly and that your institutional affiliation is current. If there is a problem, please correct it in the ConferenceMaker software.
    https://editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conference/conference.cgi?action=login&db_name=IIOC2008
    You will want to check both your personal record and the record for your paper. The information for the printed program is transferred directly from ConferenceMaker without re-keystroking. In addition, if you have a newer version of your paper, please post it by editing the record for your paper and clicking the “yes” button next to “Upload new version of paper?” Make sure to click the submit button when you are done.

    Conference Information:

    The program includes a formal lunch on Saturday with Ariel Pakes as keynote speaker, a reception on Saturday evening, and full day coffee and snacks. Conference registration also includes a one year membership in the Industrial Organization Society. Membership includes a one year subscription to the society's journal, the Review of Industrial Organization. You must register by April 1st to retain your spot in the program.

    This year there is a prize for the best paper in antitrust economics. For more information about the first annual Robert F. Lanzillotti Prize, select Call for Papers from the above menu.

    Marymount University Ballston Center:

    The Ballston Center is located at 1000 North Glebe Road (at the intersection of Glebe Road and Fairfax Drive) in Arlington, Virginia.
    Nestled in the heart of the Ballston business district in Arlington, Virginia, Marymount University's Ballston Center offers modern meeting and conference facilities in an educational community rich in tradition. This single structure center is within a short distance of the Ballston - MU station on the Metrorail system's orange line. The Ballston Center is just 10 minutes from the resources and attractions of Washington, DC.

    There is a free university shuttle service to the area's extensive Metrorail system. (Regular shuttle service on Friday; approximately every 1/2 hour on Saturday and Sunday.)

    For a printable pdf of directions, please go to http://www.marymount.edu/map/directions/ballston_directions.pdf

    Conference Map via Google:


    http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=38.881103,-77.11602&spn=0.003742,0.007253&t=h&z=17&
    msid=116991434434245757966.00044a9e3d046a1d1a5d9

    Convenient location near three major airports:

  • RONALD REAGAN NATIONAL, 20 Minutes.
    No International Flights
    By Taxi Cab: fare is approximately $25 to $30.
    By Metro: Blue Line to Rosslyn. Change to Orange Line. Take Orange Line train toward Vienna. Get off at Ballston-MU stop. Look for Marymount Shuttle stop at the Ballston- MU Metro Station.
  • WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 50 minutes.
    By Taxi Cab: fare is approximately $65 to $70. Metro does NOT run to Dulles Airport or a nearby vicinity.
  • BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL, 60 minutes.
    Accessible by train from Union Station.

    • Hotel Information:

  • Room Blocks:

    • Hilton Arlington
    Rooms are being held at Hilton Arlington (950 North Stafford Street, Arlington VA 22203) at the discounted group rate of $209, plus applicable taxes. This hotel is a short walking distant from Marymount's Ballston Center. To make a reservation, please call Renee Wilson-Baer at 703-465-5145 or Aylin Gallo at 703-812-5129. The group code is MSU. (MSU - Michigan State University)
  • Holiday Inn Capitol in DC

    • Rooms are being held at Holiday Inn Capitol (550 C Street, SW Washington, DC 20024 phone 202-479-4000) for the IIOC, May 16-18, 2008 at $199 single or double occupancy net rate. This hotel is approximately 6 miles away from Ballston - 1/2 block from the L'Enfant metro station and 10 metro stops away to the Ballston stop on the orange line)
    http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/advancedsearch?whichtype=room&roomResult=none&hotelCode=wassm&quickRes=city&_
    GPC=II1&checkInDate=16&checkOutMonthYear=042008&checkInMonth
    Year=042008&checkOutDate=18&_requestid=330315
    The above link will direct you to the hotel room block.
    Deadline date to make reservation is April 16, 2008. Reservation request received after the deadline date will be subject to availability and prevailing rates. A major credit card is required at time of reservation. You may dial 1800 HOLIDAY or 202-479-4000 and ask for Reservations and idenfity yourself as being with Group 'IIOC' or group code 'II1'. Cancellations or changes must be made 72 hours prior to arrival date to avoid a 1 night's room plus tax cancellation charge on credit card provided. If you wish to extend your stay outside of these dates, you will need to book a separate reservation on the Web site or contact Holiday Inn Capitol directly at 1-202-378-1143.
  • THE ROOM BLOCKS AT Residence Inn Arlington-Pentagon City and Comfort Inn-Ballston are NO LONGER AVAILABLE.


    • Alternative Hotels:
  • Holiday Inn, Arlington at Ballston has no more rooms for the conference dates.
  • The Westin Arlington Gateway (801 North Glebe Road) is adjacent to Marymount and will be the site for the formal lunch on Saturday. There is no room block at the Westin but reservations can be made through their web site at http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1513
    The phone number for the Westin Arlington Gateway is (703) 717-6200.
  • A listing of area hotels can be found at http://www.marymount.edu/welcome/accommodations.html

    • WASHINGTON DC/ ARLINGTON THINGS TO DO

  • DINING

    • Tyler Cowen (of Marginal Revolution and Professor of Economics at GMU) is one of the most highly respected food critics in DC and his specialty is "ethnic" food in Northern Virginia: http://www.tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com/area/virginia/arlington/
  • Washingtonian's "100 Best Restaurants" http://www.washingtonian.com/packages/verybest2008/index.html
  • Washingtonian's "Cheap Eats" http://www.washingtonian.com/packages/cheapeats2007/index.html
  • Washingtonian's "Dirt Cheap Eats"http://www.washingtonian.com/packages/dirtcheapeats2007/index.html

  • SIGHT SEEING

    • Arlington Cemetery http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org
    It is probably the one thing that Arlington is best known for. It is the former home of General Lee and now the home of thousands of soldiers from the Civil War to Iraq. You can catch the Orange Line to Roslyn and then change to the Blue Line one-stop to Arlington Cemetery.
  • MEMORIALS

    • There are plenty of memorials:
    Marine Corps Memorial http://www.nps.gov/gwmp/marinecorpswarmemorial.htm is located in Roslyn,
    Lincoln Memorial http://www.nps.gov/linc/ is across the bridge from Arlington Cemetery,
    National WWII Memorial http://www.nps.gov/wwii/ is one of the new kids on the "Mall",
    the Vietnam War Memorial http://www.nps.gov/vive/ is one of the most moving of the memorials and is a short walk from the Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial http://www.nps.gov/thje is located just off the Mall, and the brand new
    Air Force Memorial http://www.airforcememorial.org/ sits just above the Pentagon in Arlington.
  • MUSEUMS ARE FREE!

    • Well, many of the museums and galleries are free. They also have pretty good food and some delicious gelato. New visitors often ask "where is the Smithsonian?" The answer is that there is no one Smithsonian museum, the Mall is literally lined with various museums many of which are run by the Smithsonian Institution. Some favorites are the
    Air and Space Museum http://www.nasm.si.edu/ , the
    Natural History Museum http://www.mnh.si.edu/ and
    the National Gallery of Art http://www.nga.gov/ which is not run by the Smithsonian Institution but is on the Mall. To get to the museums take the Orange Line to "Smithsonian".
  • GOVERNMENT STUFF

    • Of course DC is the seat of the US Government so you can walk along the Mall and see the White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/ with the home of the Office of Management and Budget on one side and Treasury on the other. At the end of the Mall is Capitol Hill http://www.aoc.gov .
  • PLACES TO GO

    • If you are interested in wandering around then you may want to head to
    Old Town Alexandria http://visitalexandriava.com.
    If you have the time to venture further a field then you may want to check out Manassas National Battlefield (of the Civil War) http://www.nps.gov/mana/, Shenandoah National Park http://www.nps.gov/shen/, Great Falls National Park http://www.nps.gov/grfa/, or the home of George Washington http://www.mountvernon.org.
  • SPORTS

    • The Nationals (our baseball team) have a brand new stadium and are home against the Philies on Monday the 19th http://washington.nationals.mlb.com. You can take the Orange Line to L'Enfant Plaza and switch the Green Line.
  • ENTERTAINMENT

    • You can check out the Kennedy Center http://www.kennedy-center.org/,
    DAR Constitution Hall http://www.dar.org/conthall/default.cfm,
    Wolf Trap http://www.wolftrap.org/
    930 Club http://www.930.com"http://www.930.com
    or the Birchmere http://www.birchmere.com
  • SAVOR: AN AMERICAN CRAFT BEER & FOOD EXPERIENCE
    Four dozen independent American craft brewers from across the country will showcase the pleasures of fine food enjoyed with great beer May 16-17 at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium located at 1301 Constitution Avenue, N.W. in Washington D.C. Tickets are $85. For more information, visit http://beertown.org/events/savor/index.html

    Local Organizing Committee Co-Chairs:

    • Chris Adams (FTC)
    • Ken Button (GMU)

    Program Committee:

    • Kenneth D. Boyer, Michigan State University, Chair
    • Christopher Adams, Federal Trade Commission
    • Pierre Azoulay, MIT
    • Patrick Bajari, University of Minnesota
    • Severin Borenstein, University of California
    • Kenneth Button, Geoge Mason University
    • Jay Choi, Michigan State University
    • Kenneth Corts, University of Toronto
    • James Dana, Northeastern University
    • George Deltas, University of Illinois
    • Robert Feinberg, American University
    • Shane Greenstein, Northwestern University
    • Timothy Hannan, Federal Reserve Board
    • Daniel Houser, George Mason University
    • Thomas Jeitschko, Michigan State University
    • Francine Lafontaine, University of Michigan
    • Wallace Mullin, George Washington University
    • Mark Roberts, Pennsylvania State University
    • Marc Rysman, Boston University
    • David Sappington, University of Florida
    • Greg Shaffer, University of Rochester
    • Christopher Snyder, Dartmouth College
    • Joel Waldfogel, University of Pennsylvania
    • Wesley Wilson, University of Oregon

    Conference Administrator: Kathy Downey, k.downey@neu.edu