Parallel sessions

Session 1

academic session chaired by Dr Jeroen Hinloopen (University of Amsterdam/ENCORE).

Paper 1 - "Strategic Pricing, Consumer Search and the Number of Firms"

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• Speaker: Prof. Maarten Janssen (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
• Discussant: Dr Maarten Pieter Schinkel (University of Amsterdam)
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Paper 2 - Measuring Competition

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• Speaker: Dr Jan Boone (Tilburg University) > presentation (pp) <
• Discussant: Prof. Stephen Martin (Purdue University)

Session 2

policy session chaired by Dr Marc Pomp (CPB, Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis)

Presentation 1 - Competition in the financial sector: the elephant and the blind

• Speaker: Drs Jaap May (NMa, Dutch Competiton Authority)
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• Discussant: Dr Jaap Bikker (DNB, De Nederlandsche Bank)
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Paper 2 - Geographical market definition in the hospital sector

• Speaker: Drs. Erwin Winkel (Prismant)
• Discussant: Drs. Fred Krapels (Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport)

Session 3

academic session chaired by Prof. Stephen Martin (Purdue University, USA)

Paper 1 - Sunk cost, capacity, and the measurement of market power: a framework for analysis

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• Speaker: Prof. Stephen Martin (Purdue University)
• Discussant: Dr Jeroen Hinloopen (University of Amsterdam)
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Paper 2

• Speaker:  Dr Kenneth L. Simons (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
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• Discussant: Prof. Martin Carree (Universiteit Maastricht)
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Session 4

policy session chaired by George Gelauff (Ministry of Economic Affairs)

Paper 1- perception of competition

• Speaker: Prof. Arjan van Witteloostuijn (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)
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• Discussant: Drs Petra Beusmans (NMa, Dutch Competition Authority)
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Paper 2 - Competition in The Netherlands in the 1990s. What do indicators tell?

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• Speaker: Dr Henry van der Wiel (CPB, Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis)
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• Discussant: Prof. George Gelauff (Acting Director, Management for General Economic Policy, Ministry of Economic Affairs)