25 Nov 2022
The UK – Researcher Practitioner Network for the Economics of Digitization:
Date: 25 Nov 2022
Location: Norwich, University of East Anglia
Format: in Person
Local Organizers: Michael Kummer (UEA and CCP); Peter Courridge (UEA and CCP); Sean Ennis (UEA and CCP)
Background and objective:
This initiative tries to connect research about the Economics of Digitization to policy and managerial practice. The idea is to create a network that gets researchers and practitioners to talk to each other, by meeting once a year and doing two things: 1.) Present recent (hot!) research about the economics of digitization and 2.) Receive feedback and input from practitioners where they would need more useful answers from the research community.
Agenda:
09h45: Welcome and introductions [Emiliya Lazarova (Head of School, School of Economics, UEA) & Michael Kummer (CCP/UEA)]
10h00 Rocket Presentations [5 minutes each]
Chair: Michael Kummer (CCP/UEA)
Michael Kummer (CCP/UEA) Healthy Reviews: online physician ratings reduce healthcare interruptions
Peter Ormosi (CCP/UEA) The impact of recommender systems on supplier competition
Carlo Reggiani (Manchester) The price effects of banning Price Parity Clauses in the EU: Evidence from international hotel groups
Esma Koca (Imperial College Business School) Pricing and Design of Pay-to-Win Add-ons
Jacopo Bregolin (Liverpool) Authority and Delegation in Online Communities
10h25: Welcome Presentation [20 minutes]
Jens Prufer (CCP/UEA) Social Media and Democracy: Experimental Results
10h45 Break
11h00: Panel session: The Next Decade of Digitization Research
Chair Jonathan Porter (Ofcom)
Panellists: Diane Coyle (Cambridge), Mike Walker (CMA), Tim Robinson (Tech East)
12h00 Lunch
12h40 Keynote.
Chair: Sean Ennis (CCP/UEA)
Fiona Scott Morton (Yale): The New (Digital) Economy and Competition Enforcement.
13h50 Break
14h00: Presentations [20 minutes each]
Chair: Diane Coyle (Cambridge)
Greg Taylor (OII) Anticompetitive Bundling When Buyers Compete
Andres Hervas-Drane (Bayes Business School) Retailer-led Marketplaces
Discussant: Mike Walker (CMA) [10 minutes]
14h50: short break
15h00: Network coordination meeting [hybrid]
15h15: Lightning Talks: Implications of the DMA for Applied Research.
Panellists: Tommaso Valletti (Imperial), Stefan Hunt (CMA), Amelia Fletcher (CCP/UEA)
16h20: Break
16h35: Presentations [20 minutes each]
Chair Levent Celik (City, University of London)
Xinchen Ma (London School of Economics and Political Science) The Supply and Demand for Data Privacy: Evidence from Mobile Apps
Franco Mariuzzo (CCP/UEA) Digital Platform Mergers and Innovation: Evidence from the Cloud Computing Market
Wynne Lam (CCP/UEA) Product Experimentation and Platform Encroachment
For any further information, please send an email to:
ccp@uea.ac.uk
Hoping to see you in Norwich soon!
Michael Kummer, School of Economics
Sean Ennis, Norwich Business School and Director Centre Competition Policy
Peter Courridge, Manager Centre for Competition Policy