Mannheim Competition Policy Forum (MCPF)
The last couple of years have seen a remarkable increase in the application of economic insights to competition problems. In order to further promote and refine this development, practitioners need to understand how microeconomics can help to shed light on particular aspects of competition problems. At the same time, academics benefit from a better understanding of real-world challenges and institutional details.
The forum aims at providing a platform for the discussion of recent cases, general competition policy issues, and relevant academic research in the field. Renowned practitioners and academics will be invited to present their views on cases and general policy questions, followed by a discussion of the economic implications with the audience.
Starting from the autumn semester 2017, the MCPF is an official part of two master's programmes at the University of Mannheim. Participation is compulsory for economics students in the competition and regulation track and for law students in the master on competition and regulation law.
Organisation
The MCPF is organised by Professor Martin Peitz and Professor Jens-Uwe Franck.
Dates
The series typically takes place on about six Thursdays during term. Presentations start at 5.15 p.m. and last for up to one hour including questions. Afterwards, most participants stay for further informal discussions. Presenters, dates, locations and topics are provided in the schedule below.
Location
University of Mannheim, room S 031, in L7, 3-5 unless otherwise specified. This is the building of the economics department, entrance vis-à-vis ZEW, in the basement to the right.
Upcoming Events
Regulating the Agri-food Supply Chain
Speaker: Niccolo Ciulli (EuroCommerce)
Location: University of Mannheim, room S 031, in L7, 3-5
read moreMCPF with Benoît Durand (RBB)
Additional infomation will be available soon.
read moreMCPF as Part of the MaCCI Law & Economics Conference 2024
Location: ZEW, L7,1, 68161 Mannheim, Germany
Additional infomation will be available soon.
read morePast Events
Empirical Issues in Antitrust
Speaker: Daniel Rubinfeld (UC Berkeley)
read moreThe Statoil / Conoco Phillips (JET) Case
Speaker: Benoit Durand (RBB Economics, Brussels)
read moreCompetition between Railway Operators and Low Cost Carriers in Long-Distance Passenger Transport
Speaker: Hans Friederiszick (ESMT Competition Analysis, Berlin)
read moreCompetition Enquiries in the Dutch Gas Sector - Economics Put to Practice
Speaker: Christoph Riechmann (Frontier Economics, United Kingdom)
read moreLeniency Programs - Economic Models and Legal Practice
Speaker: Ulrich Schwalbe
read moreUse and Abuse of Quantitative Analysis in Merger Control
Speaker: Szabolcs Lorincz (European Commission – DG for Competition, Brussels)
read moreSome Anticompetitive Effects of Strategic Alliances and Joint Ventures
Speaker: Thomas W. Ross (University of British Columbia, Canada)
read moreOn the Overcharge Method as a Measure for Antitrust Damages
Speaker: Maarten P. Schinkel (University of Amsterdam)
read moreCompetition and Price Discrimination in the German Mobile Telecommunications Market
Speaker: Justus Haucap (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg)
read moreFishy Business: Multi-Jurisdictional Treatment of a Horizontal Merger in Salmon Farming
Speaker: Peter Mollgaard (Department of Economics Copenhagen Business School, Denmark)
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