2017 International Conference on Industrial Economics

PROGRAMME

June 17- 18, 2017

Hangzhou, China

Center for Research of Private Economy & School of Economics Zhejiang University (ZJU) 

Venue: Yangming Hall Yuanzheng Qizhen Hotel, Zijingang Campus, ZJU
（圆正启真酒店 四楼 阳明厅，浙江大学紫金港校区）

Saturday , June 17                                                    

      8:20-8:30   Registration 

      8:30-8:50   Welcome Remarks
                                 Xianhai HUANG（Dean of School of Economics, ZJU）

                  Introduction to the Conference
                                 Yongmin CHEN（University of Colorado and ZJU）

      8:50-10:20  Session One 
               Chaired by: Ruqu WANG (Queen’s University and ZJU)

                         Mark Schankerman (London School of Economics)
                Screening for Patents Quality: Examination, Fees and the Courts

                        Heiko Gerlach (University of Queensland)
                A Model of Patent Trolls

          10:20-10:40  Coffee/Tea Break

          10:40-12:10  Session Two 
               Chaired by: Xinyu HUA (HKUST)

                 Matt Mitchell (University of Toronto)
                                 Free (Ad)vice

                Ting LIU (Stony Brook University)
                          Trust building in credence goods markets

12:10-13:20   Lunch

13:20-14:50   Session Three
                    Chaired by: Ping LIN (Lingnan University)

                  Lixin YE (Ohio State University)
                                 Coordination on List Prices and Collusion in Negotiated Prices

                 Cheng-zhong QIN (University of California-Santa Barbara)
                                 On the Competitive Effects of Cross-Holdings in Repeated Cournot Oligopolies

14:50-15:10  Coffee/Tea Break

15:10-16:40  Session Four
               Chaired by: Jianliang YE (ZJU)

                    Kong-Pin CHEN (Academia Sinica)
                              Anchoring Effect in Real Litigation: An Empirical Study

               Mo XIAO (University of Arizona)
                              Entry Threat and Entry Delay: The Timing of the U.S. Broadband Rollout

16:40-17:00  Coffee/Tea Break

17:00-17:45  Session Five
                   Chaired by: Jianpei LI (UIBE)

                 Brian Viard (CKGSB)
                               Air Quality and Manufacturing Firm Productivity: Comprehensive Evidence from China

18:30-20:30  Conference Dinner

Saturday , June 18                                                    

8:40-10:10  Session Six
                  Chaired by: Huasheng SONG (ZJU)

               Ulrich Doraszelski (University of Pennsylvania)
                               Is Dynamic Competition Socially Beneficial? The Case of Price as  Investment

               Matthew SHI (CUHK)
                              Multi-Homing and Platform Competition in the Magazine Industry

    10:10-10:30  Coffee/Tea Break

10:30-12:00  Session Seven
               Chaired by: Shiyuan PAN (ZJU)

          Cheryl Xiaoning LONG (Xiamen University)
                               Evaluating China's IP policies

                Matt Shum (Cal Tech)
                              Semiparametric Estimation of Dynamic Discrete Choice Models

12:00-12:10  Closing Remarks
                              Yongmin CHEN(University of Colorado and ZJU)

12:10-13:30  Lunch

 Conference Chair: Yongmin CHEN(University of Colorado and ZJU)
          Local organizer: Jianliang YE (ZJU)  jianliangye@zju.edu.cn