2024 Lingnan International Conference on Competition Policy (23-24 May)

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Day 1 (Thursday), May 23, 2024
8:40 – 8:50	Registration
8:50 - 8:55	Welcome Remarks Professor Joshua Ka Ho Mok - Vice-President, Lingnan University
8:55 – 9:00	Photo-taking
Session 1 –   Chair:   Tianle Zhang Lingnan University	9:00 - 9:30      Competition Policy Speech                         Rasul Butt - Hong Kong Competition Commission 9:30 - 10:10     Keynote: “Tying with Network Effect”                         Jay Pil Choi  - Michigan State University 10:10 - 10:40   “A Multimarket Cartel”                         Heng Ju - Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
10:40 - 11:00	Coffee Break
Session 2 –   Chair:   Wen Zhou The University of Hong Kong	11:00 - 11:40   Keynote: “Product Safety in the Age of AI: Autonomy, R&D, and AI Liability”                         Yongmin Chen - University of Colorado Boulder 11:40 - 12:10   “The Value of Anonymous Option”                         Jianpei Li - University of International Business and Economics 12:10 - 12:40   “Cross-Licensing in Vertically Related Market”                         Chiu Yu Ko - The Chinese University of Hong Kong
12:40 - 14:10	Lunch (2/F, Lingnan House, Lau Lee Yuen Haan Amenities Building)
Session 3 –   Chair:   Xinyu Hua The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	14:10 - 14:50   Keynote: “Multibrand Price Dispersion”                         Mark Armstrong - University of College London 14:50 - 15:20 “Attraction via Prices and Information”                         Pak Hung Au - The Hong Kong University of Science and                          Technology 15:20 - 15:50   “Differential Pricing of Internet Traffic: Theory and Empirical Analysis”                         Matthew Shi - The Chinese University of Hong Kong
15:50 - 16:10	Coffee Break
Session 4 –   Chair:   Fuhai Hong Lingnan University	16:10 - 16:40  “Acquire to Kill versus Acquire to Save”                         Ping Lin - Shandong University 16:40 - 17:10   “Researcher-Entrepreneur Relationship and Performance of Innovative Startups”                         Yangguang Huang - The Hong Kong University of Science                         and Technology 17:10 – 17:40  “Distracted from Comparison: Product Design and Advertisement with Limited Attention”                         Tsz Kin Leung – Hong Kong Baptist University
18:30 – 20:30	Dinner (Ming Garden Restaurant, Tuen Mun Town Plaza) - The shuttle bus will depart at 18:00.
Day 2 (Friday), May 24, 2024
8:50 – 9:00	Registration
Session 5 –   Chair:   Yuk-fai Fong The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	9:00 – 9:40      Keynote: “Transparency and Competition for Influence”                         Giacomo Calzolari – European University Institute 9:40 – 10:10    “Within-Firm and Cross-Firm Interconnection Strategies in Asymmetric Networks”                         Lingfang Li – Fudan University 10:10 – 10:40  “Resale Price Maintenance without Services”                         Travis Ng – The Chinese University of Hong Kong
10:40 – 11:00	Coffee Break
Session 6 –   Chair:   Junji Xiao Lingnan University	11:00  -11:30   “Market-Share Contracts by a Dominant Firm”                         Adam Wong – Lingnan University 11:30 – 12:00  “Estimating Recruitment Elasticity in the Multi-Stage and Bilateral Job Matching Process”                         Kohei Kawaguchi – The Hong Kong University of Science                         and Technology 12:00 - 12:30   “Why Do Apps Keep Asking for Permission?”                         Ming Gao - Liaoning University 12:30 - 13:00   “Selling Self Control”                         Wei Huang -  The Chinese University of Hong Kong
13:00 - 13:05	Closing Remarks Professor Larry Qiu - Head, Department of Economics, Lingnan University
13:05 - 14:30	Lunch (2/F, Lingnan House, Lau Lee Yuen Haan Amenities Building)

 
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