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
MCPF with Benoît Durand (RBB)
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read moreMCPF as Part of the MaCCI Law & Economics Conference 2024
Location: ZEW, L7,1, 68161 Mannheim, Germany
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read morePast Events
Price Beating Guarantees in the Chilean Hardware Stores and Home Improvement Market
Speaker: Gastón Palmucci (Fiscalía Nacional Económica (FNE), Chile)
read morePlatform as a Rule Maker: Evidence from Airbnb's Cancellation Policies
Speaker: Ginger Zhe Jin (University of Maryland, USA)
read moreCompetition Policy Development Involving Online Platforms
Speaker: Thomas Weck (German Monopolies Commission)
read moreDesigning Regulation, Fixing Enforcement in Digital Markets: What's Still Missing?
Speaker: Cristina Caffarra (Charles River Associates, Boston, USA)
read moreCurrent Developments in Telecommunication Regulation
Speaker: Grace Nacimiento (GvW Graf von Westphalen Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Partnerschaft mbB, Hamburg)
read moreRecent Developments in Platform Regulation in the United States
Speaker: Christopher S. Yoo (Penn Law, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA)
read moreHow to Ensure that the German "Energiewende" Contributes to the Development of the Internal Energy Market?
Speaker: Annegret Groebel (Bundesnetzagentur, Bonn)
read moreNew Challenges for Competition Law – Digitalisation and the German Reform, Crisis Management and ESG?
Speaker: Daniela Seeliger (Linklaters, Germany, and King's College, London, United Kingdom)
read moreCOVID-19 Excessive Pricing or Price Gouging - the South African Experience
Speaker: Liberty Mncube (FTI Consulting, Johannesburg, South Africa)
read moreA Consumer Perspective on Privacy, Disclosure, Data Security, and Content Screening
Speaker: Daniel P. O’Brien (Compass Lexecon, Washington, D.C., USA)
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