Moreover, more research on how ownership and financing forms affect product market interaction, innovation and social welfare seems warranted. In an effort to advance research in this area, the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) is organizing an international two-day conference on Industrial Organization and Corporate Finance. The conference brings together top researchers working on policy-oriented issues in industrial organization and corporate finance. The overarching objective is to shed light on how corporate finance concepts can be more closely incorporated into traditional economic models, and thereby better help guide competition, industrial and tax policies.
Industrial Organization and Corporate Finance
In the wake of the financial crisis, increased attention in economics research has been placed on how financial markets affect the real economy. While researchers have made great strides, many questions still remain. In particular, we have a rather limited understanding of how ownership and financing forms interact with competition, industrial, and tax policy. On June 13‒14, 2013, IFN arranged a workshop to discuss these matters.