1st class
- Market intermediation with particular reference to network goods
Introduction to the intermediation problem: Information and reputation questions
Reference:
(*) Belleflamme P. and M. Peitz, (2015) Industrial Organization, 2d ed, Cambridge University Press,
Ch. 23
–The supply side question: On-line customer persuasion and privacy
Reference:
A De Corniere, R De Nijs (2016) Online advertising and privacy, The RAND Journal of Economics,
–The demand side question: Consumer’s attention cost
Reference:
Kominers S. D, X. Mu, A. Peysakhovich (2016) Paying (for) Attention: The Impact of Information Processing Costs on Bayesian Inference, WP
2d class
- Behavioral IO: Foundation
Bounded rationality in IO
References:
(*) Potters, J., S, Suetens (2013) Oligopoly experiments in the current millennium, Journal of Economic Surveys
Eliaz, K, R. Spiegler (2015) Beyond “Ellison’s Matrix”: New Directions in Behavioral Industrial Organization, Review of Industrial Organization
3d class
- Behavioral competition policy (I)
Collusion in experimental markets
(*) Abbink, K. and J. Brandts, (2009) Collusion in growing and shrinking markets: Empirical evidence from experimental duopolies, WP
Fonseca, M.A., H.T. Normann (2012) Explicit vs. tacit collusion: The impact of communication in oligopoly experiments, European Economic Review
4th class
- Behavioral competition policy (II)
“Quasi” rational consumers
References:
(*) Luini, L., P.L. Sabbatini (2012) Demand cross elasticity without substitutability, Journal of
Socio-Economics
Meier S., C. Sprenger (2010) Present-biased preferences and credit card borrowing, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
de Clippel G., K. Eliaz, and K. Rozen, (2014) Competing for Consumer Inattention, Journal of Political Economy
(*) Main reference