THE JOURNAL OF
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26th CEPR-JIE Conference on Applied Industrial Organization
&
AI, Algorithms and Markets Symposium

DATE 28–30 May 2026
LOCATION LUISS University, Rome, Italy
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Panle Jia Barwick, Emilio Calvano, Rosa Ferrer, and Andrea Pozzi
ORGANISERS Pierre Dubois, Emilio Calvano, and Fabiano Schivardi
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Format: 35 minutes for the authors, 10 minutes for the discussants, 5 minutes for general Q&A

Thursday, 28 May 2026

9:00–9:20   Registration
Session I: Health, Regulation, and Incentives
9:20–10:10
The Measurement and Production of Quality in Long-Term Care Facilities in the US: 2012–2017
Matthew Backus, University of California, Berkeley & CEPR
Co-authors: Ashley Swanson, Andrew Olenski
Discussant: Fan Zhang, Nova School of Business and Economics
10:10–11:00
Price Controls with Imperfect Competition and Choice Frictions: Evidence from Indian Pharmaceuticals
Harsh Gupta, London School of Economics
Co-author: Shengmao Cao
Discussant:
Chiara Gardenghi, University of Rochester
11:00–11:20   Break
Session II: Energy and Environmental Markets
11:20–12:10
Prices and Concentration: A U-shape? Theory and Evidence from Renewables
Michele Fioretti, Bocconi University & CEPR
Co-authors: Junnan He, Jorge Tamayo
Discussant:
Christos Genakos, Cambridge University & CEPR
12:10–13:00
Equilibrium Effects in Complementary Markets: Electric Vehicle Adoption and Electricity Pricing
Mathias Reynaert, Toulouse School of Economics & CEPR
Co-authors: Pascal Heid, Kevin Remmy
Discussant:
Tianli Xia, University of Rochester
13:00–14:00   Lunch
Session III: Antitrust and Vertical Restraints
14:00–14:50
Optimal Merger Remedies
Volker Nocke, University of Mannheim & CEPR
Co-author: Andrew Rhodes
Discussant:
Emanuele Tarantino, European Commission, LUISS University & CEPR
14:50–15:40
Incapacitating the Competition: The Impact of Vertical Restraints on Technology Adoption
Michelle Sovinsky, University of Mannheim & CEPR
Co-author: Laura Grigolon
Discussant:
Jaap Abbring, Tilburg University & CEPR
15:40–16:00   Break
Session IV: Digital Platforms and Software
16:00–16:50
Self-Selection, Evaluation and Optimal Ordeals
Marco Ottaviani, Bocconi University & CEPR
Co-authors: Nenad Kos
Discussant:
Doruk Cetemen, LUISS University
16:50–17:40
Open Source Software Policy in Industry Equilibrium
Jeff Gortmaker, Princeton University
Discussant:
Ying Fan, University of Michigan & CEPR
18:00   Pre-dinner networking event in Villa Heritz garden
End of day 1

Friday, 29 May 2026

Session V: Innovation and Incentives
9:20–10:10
Gaming the Giants: How Startups Shape Innovation to Spark Acquisition Wars
Ozlem Bedre, European University Institute & CEPR
Co-authors: Gary Biglaiser, Bruno Jullien
Discussant:
Vincenzo Denicolò, University of Bologna & CEPR
10:10–11:00
Empirical Contract Design for Multitasking Agents
Pietro Tebaldi, Columbia University
Co-authors: Filippo Paternollo, Andre Veiga
Discussant:
Léa Bignon, KU Leuven
11:00–11:20   Break
Session VI: Retail Markets Regulation
11:20–12:10
Price Caps and Coordinated Effects: Evidence from Retail Gasoline
Simon Martin, University of Vienna & CEPR
Co-author: Frank Verboven
Discussant:
Felix Montag, New York University & CEPR
12:10–13:00
The Expansion and Dynamic Equilibrium Effects of Institutional Landlords
Zhichun Wang, Yale University
Co-author: Daojing Zhai
Discussant:
Nicola Pavanini, Tilburg University & CEPR
13:00–14:00   Lunch
Session VII: Finance, Housing, and Industrial Dynamics
14:00–14:50
Default Options and Market Power: Evidence from Target-Date Funds
Marco Loseto, Bocconi University
Co-author: Hanbin Yang
Discussant:
Chuqing Jin, Toulouse School of Economics
14:50–15:40
Bank Deposit Pricing in the Euro Area
Alessandro Gavazza, London School of Economics & CEPR
Co-authors: Ugo Albertazzi, Finn Faber, Oana-Maria Georgescu, Ernest Lecomte
Discussant:
Jose-Luis Peydro, LUISS University & CEPR
15:40–16:00   Break
Session VIII: Digital Markets and Algorithms
16:00–16:50
The Equilibrium Design of a Third-Party's Pricing Algorithm
Joseph Harrington, University of Pennsylvania
Co-author: Juan Ortner
Discussant:
Giacomo Calzolari, European University Institute & CEPR
16:50–17:40
Algorithmic Pricing, Price Wars and Tacit Collusion: Evidence from E-Commerce
Leon Musolff, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant:
Emilio Calvano, LUISS University & CEPR
19:00   Conference Dinner at Museo Nazionale Etrusco - Villa Giulia Piazzale di Villa Giulia, 9 (how to reach)
AI, Algorithms, and Markets Symposium
Scientific Committee
Emilio Calvano (LUISS University & CEPR), Aniko Oery (Carnegie Mellon), Kevin Williams (Yale University)
Organiser
Emilio Calvano (LUISS University & CEPR)

Saturday, 30 May 2026

Industry Talk
9:00–9:45   Speaker: Nicolas Antonsen, Director - Data Science and Experimentation Platform, Zalando
9:45–10:00   Break
Session IX: Algorithmic Competition and Collusion
10:00–10:50
Collusion with Optimal Information Disclosure
Alexander Wolitzky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Co-author: Takuo Sugaya
10:50–11:40
Algorithmic Coercion with Faster Pricing
Zach Y. Brown, University of Michigan
Co-author: Alexander MacKay
11:40–12:00   Break
Session X: AI, Platforms, and Market Design
12:00–12:50
The Emerging Market for Intelligence: Pricing, Supply, and Demand for LLMs
Nadav Tadelis, Microsoft
Co-authors: Sida Peng, Mert Demirer
12:50–13:40
Chaining Tasks, Redefining Work: A Theory of AI Automation
Mert Demirer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Co-authors: John J. Horton, Nicole Immorlica, Brendan Lucier, Peyman Shahidi
13:40–14:40   Lunch
Session XI: AI, Platforms, and Recommendations
14:40–15:30
The Value of Personalized Recommendations: Evidence from Netflix
Kevin Zielnicki, Netflix
Co-authors: Guy Aridor, Aurelien Bibaut, Allen Tran, Winston Chou, Nathan Kallus
15:30–16:20
Generative AI & Creative Goods: Market Expansion, Crowd-Out and Copyright
Samuel G. Goldberg, Stanford University
Co-author: H. Tai Lam
16:20–17:10
Experimental Evidence That Conversational Artificial Intelligence Can Steer Consumer Behavior Without Detection
Tobias Werner, University of Southampton
Emilio Calvano, LUISS University & CEPR
Co-authors: Ivan Soraperra, David C. Parkes, Iyad Rahwan
19:00   Informal aperitivo

List of Participants

Jaap AbbringTilburg University
Simon AndersonUniversity of Virginia
Nicolas AntonsenZalando
Diego AparicioIESE Business School
Rana Umair AshrafUniversity of Warsaw
Matthew BackusUniversity of California, Berkeley
Martino BanchioBocconi / Google
Panle BarwickUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
Ozlem BedreEuropean University Institute
Léa BignonKU Leuven
Vito Stefano BramanteLuiss University
Zach BrownUniversity of Michigan
Emilio CalvanoLuiss Guido Carli / TSE / Tor Vergata
Giacomo CalzolariEuropean University Institute & CEPR
Alessandra CatenazzoAGCM
Doruk CetemenLuiss University
Anna D’AnnunzioTor Vergata University of Rome
Jan De LoeckerKU Leuven
Francesco DecarolisBocconi University
Mert DemirerMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Vincenzo DenicolòUniversità di Bologna
Ulrich DoraszelskiUniversity of Pennsylvania
Pierre DuboisToulouse School of Economics
Andreea EnacheStockholm School of Economics & CEPR
Daniel ErshowImperial College London
Matteo EscudeLuiss University
Ying FanUniversity of Michigan & CEPR
Rosa FerrerBarcelona School of Economics, Pompeu Fabra University
Michele FiorettiBocconi University
Richard FribergStockholm School of Economics
Renato GaineddenovaHarvard Business School
Joshua S. GansUniversity of Toronto & NBER
Chiara GardenghiUniversity of Rochester
Alessandro GavazzaLondon School of Economics and Political Science
Christos GenakosCambridge University
Samuel GoldbergStanford University
Yannai A. GonczarowskiHarvard University
Jeff GortmakerHarvard University
Harsh GuptaLondon School of Economics
Joseph HarringtonUniversity of Pennsylvania
Marit HinnosaarUniversity of Nottingham
Ali HortaçsuUniversity of Chicago
Nicole ImmorlicaMicrosoft Research
Chuqing JinToulouse School of Economics
Tobias KleinTilburg University
Margaret KyleMines Paris PSL
Saul LachHebrew University of Jerusalem
Robin LeeHarvard University
Marco LosetoBocconi University
Florin MaicanUniversity of Gothenburg
Simon MartinUniversity of Vienna
Eugenio MiraveteUniversity of Texas at Austin & CEPR
Felix MontagNYU Stern
João MontezHEC Lausanne
Leon MusolffThe Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Volker NockeUniversity of Mannheim
Aniko OeryCarnegie Mellon
Marco OttavianiBocconi University
Ariel PakesHarvard University
Sergio PastorelloUniversità di Bologna
Nicola PavaniniTilburg University & CEPR
Jose-Luis PeydroLuiss University
Andrea PozziEinaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF)
Kevin RemmyUniversity of Mannheim
Mathias ReynaertToulouse School of Economics
Andrew RhodesToulouse School of Economics
Ricardo RibeiroCatólica Porto Business School
Irene RizzoliQueen Mary University of London
Marco ScarsiniLuiss University
Fabiano SchivardiEIEF / Luiss Guido Carli / CEPR
Bradley SetzlerPenn State
Andrey SimonovColumbia University & CEPR
Michelle SovinskyUniversity of Mannheim
Giancarlo SpagnoloTor Vergata / EIEF / CEPR
Frode SteenNorwegian School of Economics
Nadav TadelisMicrosoft Research
Steve TadelisUC Berkeley
Emanuele TarantinoEuropean Commission
Pietro TebaldiColumbia University
Otto ToivanenAalto University & Helsinki GSE
Juha TolvanenTor Vergata University of Rome
Andrea Giuseppe VitaliTor Vergata University of Rome
Christoph WalshTilburg University
Zhichun WangYale University
Tobias WernerSouthampton / Max Planck Berlin
Kevin WilliamsYale University
Alexander WolitzkyMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Tianli XiaUniversity of Rochester
Fan ZhangNova School of Business and Economics
Kevin ZielnickiNetflix

Related

JOURNAL Journal of Industrial Economics
NETWORK CEPR – Centre for Economic Policy Research
HOST LUISS University, Rome

About the Conference

The CEPR-JIE Conference on Applied Industrial Organization is an annual conference organized in collaboration with the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the Journal of Industrial Economics. The 26th edition is hosted by LUISS University in Rome and funded by the European Research Council (ERC).

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Logistics

Conference Venue

The conference will take place on 28–30 May 2026 at the LUISS University campus (Viale Romania 32, Rome), in room TD1. The campus can be accessed either from Via Romania 32 or Via Panama.

Getting to Rome — Airport Transfers to Termini Station

Rome is served by two airports. Below are the main options to reach Roma Termini station from each.

Mode FCO — Rome Fiumicino CIA — Rome Ciampino
Train From/to Termini station: €14 pp — Leonardo Express (32 min, every 15 min).
Tickets at trenitalia.com		 From/to Termini station: €2.70 pp — bus to Ciampino train station (Ciampino Airlink), then train to Termini (30 min, twice per hour).
Tickets at trenitalia.com
Bus Terravision bus from/to Termini: €6 pp (55 min).
Tickets on board or at terravision.eu		 Terravision bus from/to Termini: €6 pp (45 min).
Tickets on board or at terravision.eu
Taxi Fixed rate €50 per ride (40–50 min).
Book by calling 060609 or via the ItTaxi App.		 Fixed rate €31 per ride (30 min).
Book by calling 060609 or via the ItTaxi App.

Accommodation & Directions to LUISS

Accommodation for participants will be arranged across two nearby hotels: Hotel Claridge Hilton (Viale Liegi 62) and Hotel Buenos Aires (Via Clitunno 9), both within short distance of the venue.

Hotel Claridge Hilton — Viale Liegi 62, 00198 Roma

From Termini Station (Piazzale dei Cinquecento): Take bus 910 or 223 and get off at Antonelli/Mercalli or Santiago del Cile. The hotel is within walking distance from the stop.

To LUISS (Viale Romania 32): approx. 15–20 min walk, or by bus lines 52, 53, 910.

Hotel Buenos Aires — Via Clitunno 9, 00198 Roma

From Termini Station (Piazzale dei Cinquecento): Take bus 92 or 38 and get off at Via Tagliamento/Via Clitunno or Trieste/Trento.

To LUISS (Viale Romania 32): approx. 15 min walk, or by bus lines 38, 52.

For those who may prefer alternative accommodation in the same area, we recommend the following options:

Hotel delle Muse — Via Tommaso Salvini 18, 00197 Roma

From Termini Station: Take bus 360 and get off at Liegi/Salvini. The hotel is a short walk from the stop.

To LUISS: approx. 8 min walk, or ~2 min on bus line 360.

Hotel degli Aranci — Via Barnaba Oriani 11, 00197 Roma

From Termini Station: Take bus 910 or 223 and get off at Antonelli/Mercalli or Santiago del Cile. The hotel is within walking distance from the stop.

To LUISS: approx. 10–12 min walk, or by bus lines 52, 53.

Radisson Blu GHR Rome — Via Domenico Chelini 41

Hotel Villa Grazioli — Via Salaria 241

Public Transport in Rome

A single ticket costs €1.50 and is valid for 100 minutes from first validation. Tickets can be purchased via contactless payment (tap & go) directly on the bus, at tabacchi shops, newsstands, or the ATAC ticket office at Piazzale dei Cinquecento. Tickets must be validated upon boarding using the machines located near the doors.

Conference Dinner

The dinner location is a short walk which goes through Villa Borghese. It can also be reached by tram 3 from Piazza Ungheria to the terminal, followed by a 2-minute walk.