In Turunç, Turkey, the sixth Competition and Innovation Summer School (CISS) provided an opportunity for doctoral students to discuss their dissertation projects with experienced and renowned scholars including Marie and Jerry Thursby (Georgia Tech) as well as MaCCI members Georg Licht and Bettina Peters. Among the 38 participating doctoral students were MaCCI members Niklas Dürr and Ulrich Laitenberger.

In the Netherlands, the Tilburg Institute of Competition Law and Economics hosted the ninth Workshop of the Competition Law and Economics European Network (CLEEN). At this interdisciplinary event, economists and lawyers exchanged their ideas on current issues of competition policy. MaCCI members Raffaele Fiocco, Stefan Frübing, and Kai Hüschelrath participated and enjoyed keynote speeches by Giancarlo Spagnolo (Tor Vergata, SITE, EIEF & CEPR) as well as Nicolas Petit (University of Liège).

Meanwhile, MaCCI hosted its Industrial Organization Day in Mannheim on May 28, an internal event with six extensive presentations by MaCCI members.