IO Workshop, Spring 2004


Regular meeting time and place: Thursday 3:30-5:00 PM at Landau-Economics 139

April 22:  Matthew Osborne, "Learning in a Market for an Experience Good"

April 29:  Bob Hall, "Potential Competition and the Prices of Network Goods: Desktop Software"

May 6:  Frank Wolak, "Optimal Bidding in Electricity Markets vs. Multi-unit Auctions"

May 13:  Mitch Polinsky, "Remedies for Price Overcharges: The Deadweight Loss of Coupons and Discounts"

May 20:  Seung-Hyun Hong, "The Effect of Napster on Recorded Music Sales"

May 27:  Mikko Packalen, "Efficiency and Exclusivity in Patent Pools"; and Xiaoying Xie, "On the Role of Investment Banks in Mergers and Acquisitions"

June 24:  (in room 351) Lu Han, "An Analysis of Housing Demand"

(Last update: May 25)