ENCORE 2008

In 2008, ENCORE's first lustrum year, we plan to undertake a wide variety of activities again. Several workshops and brainstorms have been scheduled. Subjects include (preliminary): Calling Party's Network Pays vs Bill and Keep; Pricing Tests for Commodity Bundles; Competition and Advertizing; and Perception and Compliance. A highlight will be the fifth ENCORE Annual Conference.

Announcements on dates will follow in January.

ENCORE Master Thesis Prizes
Deadline for submission: January 7, 2008

The ENCORE Master Thesis Prizes reward the best Master thesis written in the field of Industrial Organization, specifically competition and regulation, 2006-2007. The prize for the winning Master Thesis is €3.000,-. The winning thesis is published by the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa). To read the criteria for submission, click here.

 
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New Fellows

Giancarlo Spagnolo recently joined the ENCORE Fellows Network. Giancarlo Spagnolo is professor of economics at the University of Rome "Tor Vergata" and senior research fellow at SITE-Stockholm School of Economics. He is also scientific advisor of Consip Research Unit , research affiliate of CEPR , and scientific advisor at Lear. To view his personal page, click here.

 
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Background material on the website

The presentations of the latest two ENCORE-workshops, Barriers to Private Damage Actions in Europe and Vertical Separation in Network Industies, can be found on the ENCORE website. Click on the program on the website to view the presentations.

 
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Previous Events

Annual Fellows & Associates Meeting
December 7, ENCORE organized the second Annual Fellows & Associates Meeting in The Grand in Amsterdam. ENCORE Associate Paul de Bijl (CPB) gave his view on today's big issues in the policy field of Competion and Regulation. Patrick van Cayseele (KuLeuven and UvA), ENCORE Fellow, discussed the hot debates in IO-academia. A lively discussion with the associates and fellows present followed.

To view the presentation of Patrick van Cayseele, click here.

Vertical Separation in Network Industries
November 13, ENCORE organized the workshop Vertical Separation in Network Industries. Speakers in this workshop were: Sweder van Wijnbergen (UvA), Jan Tuinstra (UvA) and John Kwoka (Northeastern University).

To view the program and the presentations, click here.

Barriers to Private Damage Actions in Europe: Disperse Antitrust Injury and Effective Bundling of Damage Claims
November 1, ENCORE organized the workshop Barriers to Private Damage Actions in Europe: Disperse Antitrust Injury and Effective Bundling of Damage Claims. Speakers in this workshop were: Matthew Cantor (Constantine Cannon), Pierre Bos (Barents Krans) and Ulrich Classen (Cartel Damage Claims).

To view the program and the presentations click here.

Competition around the world

Effects of Competition in the Banking Sector
January 31, 2008, 1.30 - 5.30 pm, The Hague.
On January 31, 2008 (1.30 - 5.30 pm), the Ministry of Economic Affairs, CPB, CentER/TILEC (Tilburg University) and the Knowledge Centre for Economic Regulation organize a competition workshop Effects of competition in the banking sector at the Bezuidenhoutseweg 153 (room 408), The Hague .

For more information, click here.

 
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Organization

ENCORE is an open platform that operates within the broad sphere of Industrial Organization, with an emphasis on issues of competition and regulation. ENCORE is located at the University of Amsterdam. More information can be found on www.encore.nl/about .

ENCORE Once More

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