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)