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18th Digital Economics Conference

  • DateFrom 8 to 9 January 2026
  • Room Auditorium 3 JJ Laffont - Auditorium 4

Thank you! 

It was a sincere pleasure to welcome you at the 18th Digital Economics Conference on January 8-9, 2026  at TSE.

The Scientific Committee warmly thanks its partners and participants for being a part of this scientific event and for contributing to its success.

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SAVE THE DATE -  Next edition January 7-8, 2027 

Background & objective

The objective of the conference, organized by the TSE Digital Center at the Toulouse School of Economics, with the help of the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) is to discuss recent contributions to the understanding of the digital economy and its consequences for modern societies.

The conference will feature contributions in economics - theoretical, econometric, experimental and policy oriented - as well as contributions from other social sciences and computer and data science.

Speakers

Keynote speakers

  • Monika Schnitzer, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich and chair of the German Council of Economic Experts
  • Laura Veldkamp, Columbia Business School

Roundtable

Is there enough competition in the AI stack? What (if anything) should be done about it? 

Read the full roundtable summary here

Organizing committee

Alexandre de Cornière (TSE, CEPR), Jacques Crémer (TSE, CEPR) and Paul Seabright (IAST, TSE, CEPR)

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Alex Smolin, The Economics of Large Language Models: Token Allocation, Fine-Tuning, and Optimal Pricing

18th Digital Economics Conference, Auditorium 3 JJ Laffont - Auditorium 4, From 8 to 9 January 2026

Stéphane Straub (The World Bank), Digital Infrastructure, Green Transition? Evidence from Input-Output Networks

18th Digital Economics Conference, Auditorium 3 JJ Laffont - Auditorium 4, From 8 to 9 January 2026

Koleman Strumpf, Social Network Addiction

18th Digital Economics Conference, Auditorium 3 JJ Laffont - Auditorium 4, From 8 to 9 January 2026

Pedro Teles, Regulating Artificial Intelligence

18th Digital Economics Conference, Auditorium 3 JJ Laffont - Auditorium 4, From 8 to 9 January 2026

Marshall Van Alstyne, Truth is Warranted: The Impact of Voluntary Accountability on Misinformation

18th Digital Economics Conference, Auditorium 3 JJ Laffont - Auditorium 4, From 8 to 9 January 2026

Yaron Yehezkel, When does quality beat data? Gaining momentum in dynamic platform competition

18th Digital Economics Conference, Auditorium 3 JJ Laffont - Auditorium 4, From 8 to 9 January 2026

Yuan Yimming, Artificial Intelligence and Skills: Evidence from Contrastive Learning in Online Job Vacancies

18th Digital Economics Conference, Auditorium 3 JJ Laffont - Auditorium 4, From 8 to 9 January 2026

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Photo - Bandeau 18th Digital Economics Conf

The State of Competition in the AI Stack

  • Corporate Relations

  • Partnership research

  • Digital

TSE hosted the 18th edition of its Digital Economics Conference on January 8–9, 2026, in Toulouse. One of the highlights was a roundtable discussion entitled “Is there enough competition in the AI stack? What (if…

PROGRAM

 

Conference venue

Toulouse School of Economics

1 Esplanade de l'Université - Auditorium 3 JJ Laffont & Auditorium 4

31080 Toulouse cedex 06

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Conference secretariat

Mélanie Bataillard / Emilie Lopez

digitconf@tse-fr.eu 

 

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