CESifo Area Conference on the Economics of Digitization 2021

Program

• Friday, 19 November 2021

  • 13:00 – 13:10	Welcome and Introduction Stephen P. Ryan, Area Director of the CESifo Area on the Economics of Digitization
    	Parallel Session 1a  Personalized Pricing, Online Competition and Collusion Chair: Wolfgang Benedikt Schmal
    13:10 – 13:40	Optimal Price Targeting Adam N. Smith, STEPHAN SEILER (Imperial College London), and Ishant Aggarwal
    13:40 – 14:10	The Impact of Online Competition on Local Newspapers: Evidence from the  Introduction of Craigslist MILENA DJOURELOVA (University of Chicago), Ruben Durante, and Gregory Martin
    14:10 – 14:40	Collusive Compensation Schemes Aided by Algorithms Simon Martin and WOLFGANG BENEDIKT SCHMAL (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)
    	Parallel Session 1b Algorithmic Advice and Decision-Making Chair: Clara Jean
    13:10 – 13:40	Algorithmic Recommendations and Human Decisions: Evidence from Hotel Pricing DANIEL GARCIA (Universität Wien), Juha Tolvanen, and Alexander K. Wagner
    13:40 – 14:10	How Costly Are Cultural Biases? FRANCESCO D'ACUNTO (Boston College), Pulak Ghoshy, Rajiv Jain, and Alberto G. Rossi
    14:10 – 14:40	Trade-offs in Automating Platform Regulatory Compliance By Algorithm: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic G. Cecere, CLARA JEAN (Grenoble Ecole de Management), V. Lefrere, and C. Tucker
    14:40 – 14:55	Break
    	Session 2 – Plenary Session Distinguished CESifo Affiliate Award Candidates Chair: Stephen Ryan
    14:55 – 15:30	The Persistent Effects of Brief Interactions: Evidence from Immigrant Ships DIEGO BATTISTON (University of Edinburgh)
    15:30 – 16:05	Social Media and Mental Health LUCA BRAGHIERI (LMU Munich), Ro’ee Levy, and Alexey Makarin
    16:05 – 16:20	Break
    16:20 – 16:55	Advertising and Content Differentiation: Evidence from YouTube ANNA KERKHOF (ifo Institute)
    16:55 – 17:30	The End of Tourist Traps: A Natural Experiment on the Impact of Tripadvisor on Quality Upgrading DANTE DONATI (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
    	Session 3 – Plenary Session Health and Technology Usage Chair: Jonathan Timmis
    17:30 – 18:00	The Impact of Increased Access to Telemedicine DAN ZELTZER (Tel-Aviv University), Liran Einav, Joseph Rashba, and Ran D. Balicer
    18:00 – 18:30	Healthy Reviews! Online Physician Ratings Reduce Healthcare Interruptions MICHAEL E. KUMMER (Georgia Institute of Technology), Ulrich Laitenberger, Cyrus E. Rich, Danny R. Hughes, and Turgay Ayer
    18:30 – 18:45	Break
    18:45 – 19:15	Epidemic Exposure, Fintech Adoption, and the Digital Divide ORKUN SAKA (City, University of London), Barry Eichengreen, and Cevat Giray Aksoy
    19:15 – 19:45	Firm Digital Adoption during COVID-19 Tim DeStefano and JONATHAN TIMMIS (World Bank)

• Saturday, 20 November 2021

  • 	Parallel Session 4a  Network Externalities and Open Sourcing Chair: Christian Peukert
    13:00 – 13:30	Platform Duality and Network Externalities AXEL GAUTIER (University of Liege), Leonardo Madio, and Shiva Shekhar
    13:30 – 14:00	How Network Externalities Matter for Vertical Control in Platform Markets Jorge Padilla, Salvatore Piccolo, and SHIVA SHEKHAR (University of Passau)
    14:00 – 14:30	Quality Differentiation and Optimal Pricing Strategy in Multi-Sided Market Soo Jin Kim and PALLAVI PAL (Stevens Institute of Technology)
    14:30 – 15:00	Beefing It up for Your Investor? Open Sourcing and Startup Funding: Evidence from Github Annamaria Conti, CHRISTIAN PEUKERT (HEC Lausanne), and Maria Roche
    	Parallel Session 4b Online Platforms Chair: Leonardo Madio
    13:00 – 13:30	Managing Seller Conduct in Online Marketplaces and Platform Most-Favored Nation Clauses FRANK SCHLÜTTER (Université Catholique de Louvain)
    13:30 – 14:00	The Limits of Marketplace Fee Discrimination MARK J. TREMBLAY (Miami University)
    14:00 – 14:30	Lock-in Effects in Online Labor Markets Fabrizio Ciotti, LARS HORNUF (University of Bremen), and Eliza Stenzhorn
    14:30 – 15:00	Platform Liability and Innovation Doh-Shin Jeon, Yassine Lefouili, and LEONARDO MADIO (University of Padova)
    15:00 – 15:15	Break
    	Session 5 – Plenary Session Keynote Lecture Chair: Stephen P. Ryan
    15:15 – 16:15	The Economics of Data Science in Health Care: Research Opportunities and Challenges JEFFREY S. MC CULLOUGH (University of Michigan)
    16:15 – 16:30	Break
    	Session 6 – Plenary Session Online Ratings and Information Chair: Jason Sockin
    16:30 – 17:00	When and Why Do Buyers Rate in Online Markets? XIANG HUI (Washington University in St. Louis), Tobias J. Klein, and Konrad Stahl
    17:00 – 17:30	Quality Disclosures and Disappointment: Evidence from the Academy Awards MICHELANGELO ROSSI (Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris)
    17:30 – 18:00	What's the Inside Scoop? Challenges in the Supply and Demand for Information on Employers JASON SOCKIN (University of Pennsylvania) and Aaron Sojourner
    	Session 7 – Plenary Session Price Regulation and Targeting Chair: Benjamin Shiller
    18:00 – 18:30	Evaluating the Impact of Price Caps - Evidence from the European Roam-Like-At-Home Regulation GIULIA CANZIAN (European Commission), Gianluca Mazzarella, Louis Ronchail, Frank Verboven, and Stefano Verzillo
    18:30 – 19:00	Optimized Sticky Targeted Pricing BENJAMIN REED SHILLER (Brandeis University)