CRESSE-Lingnan International Conference on Competition Policy (7 & 8 September 2023)

Day 1 (Thursday), September 7, 2023

Welcome and opening remarks:

Professor Ka Ho MOK - Vice President, Lingnan University 

Professor Yannis KATSOULACOS - CRESSE and Athens University of Economics and Business

Session 1 -

Chair:

Tianle ZHANG

09:30- 10:15

“Reconstructing the Formation and Operation of Cartels”

William KOVACIC - George Washington University

Session 2 -

Chair:

KO Chiu Yu

10:35 -12:05

Resale price maintenance without services”

Travis NG - Chinese University of Hong Kong

"Differential Pricing of Internet Traffic: Theory and Evidence"

Matthew SHI - Chinese University of Hong Kong

"Vertical Cross-licensing".

KO Chiu Yu - Chinese University of Hong Kong

Session 3 - 

Chair: 

Junji XIAO

14:15-15:45

“Evidentiary Standards for Antitrust Enforcement in High-Tech Digital Platforms”

Yannis KATSOULACOS - Athens University of Economics and Business

 
“Settlements in the Presence of Leniency Programs: Costs and Benefits”

Tom ROSS - University of British Columbia

Session 4 - 

Chair:

Carol CAO

16:05-17:05

“Recommendation and Sequential Contracting”

Yao HUANG – University of Hong Kong

“Killer Acquisition in Vertically Related Industries”

Carol CAO - Lingnan University

Dinner

(Shuttle bus will departure at 5:20pm at the University main entrance)

Day 2 (Friday), September 8 2023
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Session 5 -

Chair:
Yuk-fai FONG

9:15 - 10:45

“Bargaining, Countervailing Power and Mergers: A Triple-IO Perspective”
Simon LOERTSCHER - University of Melbourne

“Vertical Merger Analysis: Weaknesses of Simplified Approaches and Solutions”
Dan O’BRIEN - Microfoundations

Session 6 -

Chair:
Xinyu HUA

11:05-12:35

“Research-Entrepreneur Relationship and Performance of Innovation Startups”
Sunny HUANG - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

“Tying in the food delivery market”
Wenshu GUO - Lingnan University

“Holding Platform Liable”
Xinyu HUA - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Closing remarks:

Professor Larry QIU - Head, Department of Economics, Lingnan University

Professor Yannis KATSOULACOS - CRESSE and Athens University of Economics and Business