8^th Annual ZJU International Conference on Industrial Economics

June 16-17, 2018

Center for Research of Private Economy (CRPE) and School of Economics

Zhejiang University (ZJU), Hangzhou, China

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

Saturday, June 16                                                                                                                                      

 8:30-8:45      Registration 

 8:45-9:00      Welcome Remarks
                     Xianhai HUANG（Dean of School of Economics, ZJU）

                      Introduction to the Conference
                     Yongmin Chen, University of Colorado and ZJU

 9:00-10:20    Session One (Chair: Ruqu Wang, Queen’s University and Zhejiang University)

                     Collusion through Coordination of Announcements
                     Joseph E. Harrington (University of Pennsylvania)

             Liability Insurance: Equilibrium Contracts under Monopoly and Competition  
                     Jorge Lemus (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

10:20-10:50  Break

10:50-12:10  Session Two (Chair: Zibin Zhang, ZJU)

                     To Score or Not to Score? A Model of Sponsored Search Auctions
                     Matthew Shum (California Institute of Technology)

                     Broadband Internet and State-Owned Media: the Case of China's Television Markets
                     Ce Matthew Shi (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

12:10-13:40  Lunch

 13:40-15:00  Session Three (Chair: Jianliang Ye, ZJU)

                     How do Hospitals Respond Differently to Competition? Quality, Price, and Operational Efficiency
                     Zhigang Tao (University of Hong Kong)

                     Employment Network in the Professions
                     Lu Han (University of Toronto) 

 15:00-15:30  Break

 15:30-17:30  Session Four (Chair: Jianpei Li, UIBE)

                     Unifications of Solutions to the Bargaining Problem and Applications
                     Cheng-Zhong Qin (University of California, Santa Barbara)

 Self-Evident Events and the Value of Linking
       Wenzhang zhang (Zhejiang University)

 Inferior goods and public good provision
        Rabah Amir (University of Iowa)

Sunday, June 17                                                                                                                                        

8:40-10:00    Session Five (Chair: Yousha Liang, ZJU)

Entry-Deterring Agency
       Simon Loertscher (University of Melbourne)

Interactive Advertising - The Case of Skippable Ads
       Qihong Liu (University of Oklahoma)

10:00-10:30  Break

10:30-11:50  Session Six (Chair: Shiyuan Pan, ZJU)

                     Product Safety, Contracts, and Liability  
                     Xinyu Hua (HKUST)

       Private Capture or Public Interest: Evidence from China's Airfare Deregulation
              Cheryl Xiaoning Long (Xiamen University)

11:50            Closing Remarks

                     Yongmin Chen, University of Colorado and ZJU

                    Adjourn and Lunch

         Conference Chair: Yongmin CHEN (University of Colorado and ZJU)

 Local organizer: Yousha Liang (ZJU), youshaliang@zju.edu.cn