17 Jun 2010
17-18 June 2010, University of East Anglia, Norwich
CCPs sixth annual conference was another great success. Over 70 delegates from around the world met to discuss recent findings on Vertical Restraints.
The two-day conference, held in the UEA Drama Studio, looked at Vertical Restraints broadly in particular at how the improvement in the economic understanding, both in terms of theory and empirics, has or can be translated into enforcement reality.
Speakers included academics from the US and Europe, as well as members of the CCP faculty at the heart of this active area of scholarly research.
Day 1, Thursday 17 June 2010
Session 1: Exclusionary - Broad Pictures
Daniel Crane, University of Michigan, USA: "Toward a Unified Theory of Exclusionary Vertical Restraints"
Ralph Winter, University of British Columbia, Canada: "Exclusionary Contracts" (full paper)
Session 2: Exclusion - Specific Means
Greg Shaffer, University of Rochester, USA & CCP: "Naked Exclusion with Minimum-Share Requirements"
Abraham Wickelgren, University of Texas at Austin) "Robust Exclusion through Loyalty Discounts"
Session 3: Empirical Studies
Francine Lafontaine, University of Michigan, USA: "Organizational Form and Performance: Evidence from the Hotel Industry"
John Asker, NYU, USA: "Relational Contracting in Vertical Markets: Evidence from the Peruvian Anchovy Fishery"
Day 3, Friday 18 June 2010
Session 4: Media
Frank Verboven, KU Leven, Belgium: "Vertical Control of a Distribution Network: Evidence from Magazines"
Michael Harker, CCP & Norwich Law School: "Vertical Restraints in the Broadcasting Industry: Content is King".
Session 5: Foreclosure
Patrick Rey, University of Toulouse, France: "Vertical Integration, Innovation and Foreclosure.
Cedric Argenton, University of Tilburg, The Netherlands: "Exclusivity Contracts, Insurance and Financial Market Foreclosure"
Final Session: The Broad Policy Landscape
Andrew Gavil, Howard University, USA: "Has Interbrand Competition Become the Sole, Not Merely the Primary, Concern of Antitrust Law in the United States?"
Alison Jones, Kings College, London: "Vertical Restraints: The Journey Towards an Effects Based Approach"
Andreas Stephan, CCP & Norwich Law School: "Finding a Legal Approach to Hardcore Vertical Restraints"