2005 – Mannheim

Annual Meeting of the Committee for Industrial Economics, 14–15 March, 2005

Monday, 14 March, 2005

  • 9.00 - 10.15 am: Hans Gersbach and Armin Schmutzler, "Globalization and Worker Training"

Discussion: Manfred Stadler

  • 10.15 - 11.30 am: Stefan Buehler, Christian Kaiser and Franz Jaeger, "Competition and Exit: Evidence from Switzerland"

Discussion: Günter Lang

  • 11.30 - 11.45 am: Coffee break
  • 11.45 am - 1.00 pm: Justus Haucap and Christian Wey, "Input Price Discrimination, Entry and Welfare"

Discussion: Norbert Schulz

  • 1.00 - 2.00 pm: Coffee break
  • 2.00 - 3.15 pm: Paul Heidhues and Botond Köszegi, "The Impact of Consumer Loss Aversion on Pricing"

Discussion: Siegfried Berninghaus

  • 3.15 - 3.30 pm: Coffee break
  • 3.30 - 4.45 pm: Karl Aiginger and Martin Falk, "The inverted U: New Evidence on the Relationship between Innovation and Competition"

Discussion: Erik Lehmann

  • 4.45 - 5.00 pm: Coffee break
  • 5.00 - 7.00 pm: Georg Licht, "IO-Data and their Analysis ZEW Data"
  • 8.00 pm: Dinner

Tuesday, 15 March, 2005

  • 9.00 - 10.15 am: Hendrik Hakenes and Martin Peitz, "Umbrella Branding and the Provision of Quality"

Discussion: Peter Jost

  • 10.15 - 11.30 am: Dalia Marin and Thierry Verdier, "Power Inside the Firm and the Market: A General Equilibrium Approach"

Discussion: Burcin Yurtoglu

  • 11.30 - 11.45 am: Coffee break
  • 11.45 am - 12.45 pm: Meeting of members
  • 12.45 - 1.45 pm: Mittagspause
  • 1.45 - 3.00 pm: Patrick Rey, "Price control in vertical relations"

Discussant: Armin Schmutzler

  • 3.00 pm: Closing remark and end of the meeting