On May 12-13, 2022, a team across Yale and TSE joined together to host a workshop that aimed to share the latest research finds on regulating the digital economy and guide the setting of a research agenda to help advance our understanding of digital markets and provide practical insights for policy. The participants included academics and several invited practitioners.
Organizing Committee
Dirk BERGEMANN (Yale University)
Jacques CREMER (TSE)
David DINIELLI (Yale University)
Doh-Shin JEON (TSE)
Patrick REY (TSE)
Fiona SCOTT MORTON (Yale University)
Katja SEIM (Yale University)
OPENING REMARKS: Dirk BERGEMANN (Yale University) and Patrick REY (TSE)
Session #1 - Chair: Jay Pil CHOI (Michigan State)
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Jean TIROLE (TSE)
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Francesco DECAROLIS (Bocconi University), M. Li and F. Paternollo
Competition and Defaults in Online Search [Slides]
Alessandro BONATTI (MIT) and D. Bergemann
Data, Competition, and Digital Platforms [Slides]
Session #2 - Chair: Dirk BERGEMANN (Yale University)
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Huan TANG (London School of Economics), B. Bian and X. Ma
The Supply and Demand for Data Privacy: Evidence from Mobile Apps [Slides] [Paper]
Alexandre DE CORNIERE (TSE) and G. Taylor
Data and Competition: A Simple Framework, with Applications to Mergers and Market Structure [Slides] [Paper]
Andrew RHODES (TSE) and J. Zhou
Personalized Pricing and Privacy Choice [Working paper]
Michael LUCA (Harvard Business School), A. Aneja and O. Reshef
Designing Inclusive Platforms [Slides]
Session #3 - Chair: Giacomo CALZOLARI (European University Institute)
OVERVIEW OF THE DIGITAL MARKETS ACTS FOR RESEARCH ECONOMISTS
Amelia FLECHER (University of East Anglia) [Slides]
Q&A and SETTING THE RESEARCH AGENDA – DISCUSSION SESSION # 1
Session #4 - Chair: Patrick REY (TSE)
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Doh-Shin JEON (TSE), Y. Lefouili and L. Madio
Platform Liability and Innovation [Slides] [Paper]
Paul HEIDHUES (University of Dusseldorf), M. Koster and B. Koszegi
Steering Fallible Consumers [Slides]
Markus REISINGER (Frankfurt School of Finance & Management) and M. Peitz
Platforms Under Joint Ownership [Slides]
Julian WRIGHT (National University of Singapore) and C. Wang
Do Marketplaces Set Their Fees Too High?
Session #5 - Chair: Jacques CREMER (TSE)
POLICY PERSPECTIVES PRESENTATIONS
Filomena CHIRICO (Member of the Cabinet, European Commission)
Carel MASKE (Microsoft) [Slides]
Session #6 - Chair: Bruno JULLIEN (TSE)
UNSOLVED PROBLEMS IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY: RESEARCH AND POLICY
Jacques CREMER (TSE) [Slides]
Fiona SCOTT MORTON (Yale University) [Slides]
Session #7 - Chair: Andrei HAGIU (Boston University)
DEFINING THE RESEARCH AGENDA AHEAD – DISCUSSION SESSION # 2
Filomena CHIRICO (Member of the Cabinet, European Commission)
Jacques CREMER (TSE)
Carel MASKE (Microsoft)
Fiona SCOTT MORTON (Yale University)
CONCLUDING REMARKS : Jacques CREMER (TSE) and Fiona SCOTT MORTON (Yale University)