Advances in Competition Policy at the Third MaCCI Summer Institute

MaCCI held its third Summer Institute in Competition Policy in the first week of June. In this 5 day event leading academic economists from Europe and the United States interact with MaCCI members and collaborate on various projects in competition policy. Presentations at the MaCCI Summer Institute covered topics such as competitive effects of exclusivity, selective distribution, communication in cartels, predatory behavior in the computer chip industry, and dynamic competitive effects of patent pools. This year’s presenters included Joe Harrington from the University of Pennsylvania, Massimo Motta from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Patrick Rey from the Toulouse School of Economics, and Frank Verboven from KU Leuven.