The conference was held at Villa Källhagen, beautifully situated on the Djurgården pensinsula in the middle of Stockholm.
The keynote speaker was Mark Armstrong, professor at UCL and co-editor of RAND. He gave a talk titled "Mobile Call Termination in the UK".
This two-day conference was the sixth in a series of Nordic workshops focusing on industrial organization. The overall purpose of the workshop was to stimulate cooperation and exchange of knowledge among Nordic researchers in the field of industrial organization. This year’s themes included Telecommunications and Public vs. Private Provision of Services.
Organizing committee: Johan Stennek, Thomas Tangerås and Elisabeth Gustafsson (secretariat)
With financial support from Almega – forum for service companies – and The Association of Swedish Engineering Companies (Teknikföretagen).
Program Norio VI
--- Friday June 1 ---
Energy
Chair: Chloe Le Coq – Stockholm School of Economics
| 08.30-09.10 | Göran Skogh – Linköping University A European Nuclear Accident Pool: Theory and Applications Discussant: Sven-Olof Fridolfsson - IFN |
| 09.15-09.55 | Anette Boom – Copenhagen Business School Restructuring Electricity Markets when Demand is Uncertain: Effects on Capacity Investments, Prices and Welfare Discussant: Chloe Le Coq |
| 10.00-10.40 | Matti Liski – Helsinki School of Economics A model of strategic oil-dependence Discussant: Göran Skogh |
| 10.40-10.55 | Coffee |
Telecom
Chair: Henrik Horn - IFN
| 10.55-11.35 |
Keynote speaker: Mark Armstrong - UCL |
| 11.40-12.20 | Johan Stennek - IFN Competition vs Regulation in Mobile Telecommnications Discussant: Espen Moen – Norwegian School of Management |
| 12.30-13.40 | Lunch |
Regulation and Procurement
Chair: Thomas Tangerås - IFN
| 13.40-14.20 |
Kristin Linnerud – Sogn og Fjordane University College |
| 14.25-15.05 | Janne Tukiainen – University of Helsinki Participation Screen for Collusion in a Simultaneous Multi-unit Procurement Auction Discussant: Dag Morten Dalen – Norwegian School of Management |
| 15.05-15.20 | Coffee |
Private vs Public Provision of Services
Chair: Henrik Jordahl - IFN
| 15.20-16.00 | Espen Moen The proper scope of governments when costs are contractible Discussant: Richard Friberg – Stockholm School of Economics |
| 16.05-16.45 | Morten Bennedsen – Copenhagen Business School Arm’s Length Outsourcing Discussant: Janne Tukiainen |
| 16.50-17.30 | Erik Lindqvist – Stockholm School of Economics When Does Privatization Reduce Costs and Improve Quality? Theory and Evidence from Service Contracting Discussant: Henrik Jordahl |
--- Saturday June 2 ---
Investments
Chair: Tanja Tanayama – University of Helsinki
| 09.00-09.40 | Eirik G. Kristiansen – Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration Management of Knowledge Workers Discussant: Kirsten Bonde – University of Copenhagen |
| 09.45-10.25 | Vesa Kanniainen – University of Helsinki Are the US firms more responsible than the European ones? Consumer boycotts and firms’ ethics Discussant: Cedric Argenton – Stockholm School of Economics |
| 10.25-10.40 | Coffee |
| 10.40-11.20 | Christian Dahl Winther – University of Aarhus Timing of product introduction in network economies under heterogeneous demand Discussant: Eirik G. Kristiansen |
| 11.25-12.05 | Tanja Tanayama Returns to Innovation: A Structural Treatment Effect Model of R&D Subsidies Discussant: Anette Boom |
| 12.15-13.25 | Lunch |
Competition
Chair: Johan Stennek
| 13.25-14.05 | Mats Bergman – Södertörn University College Comparing Merger Policies: The European Union versus the United States Discussant: Morten Bennedsen |
| 14.10-14.50 | Matilda Orth – Göteborg University How do “Big-box” Entrants Affect the Distribution of Productivity in Swedish Food Retailing? Discussant: Mats Bergman |
| 14.50-15.05 | Coffee |
| 15.05-15.45 | Cedric Argenton Exclusive Quality Discussant: Eirik N. Christensen – University of Bergen |
| 15.50-16.30 | Eirik N. Christensen Exclusivity as a "toehold" in auctions Discussant: Kristin Linnerud |