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Andrey Fradkin (Boston University)
30 juin 2020, 14h00–15h00, salle Meeting Zoom
Large digital platforms are economically important and are increasingly the subject of regulatory scrutiny. These platforms may improve welfare if network effects are sufficiently large but they may also harm users if they exercise market power or reduce product variety. We study the merger of the...
En ligne, 22 juin 2020, 11h00
22–24 juin 2020
Renato Gomes
18–19 juin 2020, salle Zoom meeting
Maryam Saeedi (Canergie Mellon University)
16 juin 2020, 14h00–15h00, salle Zoom Meeting
This paper considers the design of an optimal rating system, in a market with adverse selection. We address two critical questions about rating design: First, given a number of categories, what are the criteria for setting the boundaries between them? Second, what are the gains from increasing the...
Jack Bao (University of Delaware)
16 juin 2020, BDF Paris
Stefan Pollinger
12 juin 2020, 14h00–15h00, salle Zoom Video
This paper shows that an optimal combination of case detection and social distancing allows for quick eradication of COVID-19, ending the current pandemic at low additional human and economic costs. The first contribution is theoretical, and the results hold for any infectious disease, e.g., a...
11–13 juin 2020
En ligne, 9 juin 2020, 11h00–12h00
Sergio Rebelo (Northwestern University)
9 juin 2020, BDF Paris
