Methods for Competition Policy Evaluation
Date:
12/06/2017 - 14/06/2017
Organised by:
University of East Anglia
Presenter:
Dr Franco Mariuzzo
Level:
Intermediate (some prior knowledge)
Contact:
To book, please e-mail SSF.AdvancedTraining@uea.ac.uk (deadline for bookings is Friday 28th April 2017). Academic/content enquiries, please mail simon.d.watts@uea.ac.uk in the first instance.
Description:
The objective of this session is to show how to conduct policy evaluations in competition policy. We will examine various types of methodologies that have been used within competition policy to evaluate policy outcomes. We will see which methodologies have been employed to evaluate mergers, cartels and abuse of dominant positions, and understand the way they operate and assumptions they rely on. There will be a discussion on methodologies more suitable for ex-ante and ex-post policy evaluations. We will try and emphasize advantages and disadvantages of each of the alternative methods available, and in the last part of the module we will see how methodologies have adapted and responded to new challenges to competition imposed by a more digital economy.
The session is structured in a way to cover the main methodologies from an introductory econometric perspective, view their application within competition policy and employ real world and simulated data to play around with the methodologies, as to gain deeper insight of the methods. Of course, given the key role of data, part of the discussion will be on the data that are needed to conduct proper applied analysis. The session does not require prior knowledge in economics and econometrics and thus will be suitable to consultants and graduate students of any background. This module complements the course “Analytical Methods for Competition Policy” offered in the morning school by Professor Eugenio Miravete (see advertisement on this site). The expected learning outcomes are: familiarize with the many existing methods and gain insight on the way those work (pros and cons) and recognize when, and how, they should be applied.
Cost:
PGR students from Universities of East Anglia; Essex; Kent; Surrey; Sussex; Reading; Royal Holloway; Goldsmiths; Roehampton; & City University; PGR students from all other institutions = £30; Early-career researchers/academics = £60
Website and registration:
Region:
East of England
Keywords:
Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Research, Economics , Competition policy evaluation
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