Program

Thursday March 11^th

08:15-08:30 Announcements (ROOM D631)

08:30-10:30 Session 1 (ROOM D631): Empirical Work

“Characterizing Digital Media Exchanges in a University Campus Network”

Author: Alexandre Mateus (Jon Peha), Carnegie Mellon University.

Discussant: Anabela Carneiro, University of Oporto.

“The Global Digital Divide Revisited (2000-2004)”

Author: Maria de Lurdes Martins (Antonio Rodríguez Andrés), University of Minho.

Discussant: Margarida Mello, University of Oporto.

“How Do Mobile-Voice Operators Compete? IVQR Estimates”

Author: Ricardo Cabral (Corrado Andini), University of Madeira.

Discussant: Ricardo Ribeiro, London School of Economics.

“Measuring the Impact of Entry in Mobile Telephony”

Author: Tiago Ribeiro (Pedro Pereira), Indera.

Discussant: Mónica Dias, University of Oporto.

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break (ROOM D613)

11:00-13:00 Session 2 (ROOM D631): Network Effects

“New Network Goods”

Author: João Leão (Vasco Santos), Superior Institute of Labor and Firm Sciences.

Discussant: Paula Sarmento, University of Oporto.

“On Aftermarkets, Network Effects and Dynamic Competition for Locked in Consumers”

Author: Joana Resende (Didier Laussel), University of Oporto.

Discussant: Vasco Santos, New University of Lisbon.

“When does a High Quality Firm drive Compatibility?”

Author: Filomena Garcia (Cecilia Vergari), Superior Institute of Economics and Management.

Discussant: João Silva, University of Oporto.

“Selling Service Plans to Differentially Informed Customers”

Author: Martin Peitz (Roman Inderst), University of Mannheim.

Discussant: Joana Pais, Superior Institute of Economics and Management.

13:00-14:00 Lunch (ROOM D613)

Keynote Speech: José Manuel Amado da Silva, President of ANACOM.

14:00-16:00 Session 3 (ROOM D631): Telecommunications

“Regulatory Design under Asymmetric Information about Demand”

Author: António Brandão (Paula Sarmento), University of Oporto.

Discussant: Ana Rodrigues, Portuguese Competition Authority.

“Competition between Multiple Asymmetric Networks: A Toolkit and Applications”

Author: Steffen Hoernig, New University of Lisbon.

Discussant: Rosa Esteves, University of Minho.

“Can Vertical Separation Reduce Non-Price Discrimination, Reduce Retail Prices and Increase Welfare?”

Author: João Vareda (Duarte Brito, Pedro Pereira), Portuguese Competition Authority.

Discussant: José Jorge, University of Oporto.

“Aftermarket Power and Basic Market Competition”

Author: Luis Cabral, IESE Business School.

Discussant: Aida Tavares, University of Aveiro.

16:00-16:30 Coffee Break (ROOM D613)

16:30-18:00 Session 4 (ROOM D631): Interconnection

“Market Backward Compatibility as Entry Deterrence – Evidence from the US Handheld Video Game Industry”

Author: Tobias Kretschmer (Thomas Spengler), University Ludwig-Maximilian of Munich.

Discussant: Natércia Fortuna, University of Oporto.

“Interconnection among Academic Journal Websites: Multilateral versus Bilateral Interconnection”

Author: Doh-Shin Jeon (Domenico Menicucci), Toulouse School of Economics.

Discussant: Duarte Brito, New University of Lisbon.

“Calling Clubs: Network Competition with Non-Uniform Calling Patterns”

Author: Tommaso Valletti (Steffen Hoernig, Roman Inderst) Imperial College.

Discussant: Luis Vasconcelos, New University of Lisbon.