Penn Stater Conference Center
The Center for the Study of Auctions, Procurements and Competition Policy at Penn State along with our partner, The Institute for Financial Studies, will host the 4th Annual CAPCP Conference April 28 – May 1, 2011 to be held at the Penn Stater Conference Center.
The conference is sponsored by the Human Capital Foundation.
For a daily conference agenda, please select from the links on the left menu
Printable PDF agenda: CAPCP Conference Agenda
Thursday, April 28, 2011
6:30-9:00p.m.
Penn Stater Conference Center – Senate Suites
Welcome reception and dinner
Friday, April 29, 2011
7:15 – 8:15 a.m. Buffet breakfast (The Gardens Restaurant)
All sessions to be held in room 207
8:30-8:45a.m. Welcoming Remarks
Barry Ickes, The Pennsylvania State University
Morning Session Chair: Kalyan Chatterjee, The Pennsylvania State University
8:45-10:45a.m.
Denis Nekipelov, University of California, Berkeley
“A Structural Model of Sponsored Search Advertising” (Coauthor Susan Athey, Harvard University)
Discussant: Philip Haile, Yale University
Gabor Virag, University of Rochester
“Auctions in Markets: Common Outside Options and the Continuation Value Effect“ (Coauthor Stephan Lauermann, University of Michigan)
Discussant: Philip Reny, University of Chicago
10:45-11:15a.m. Break
11:15a.m.-12:15p.m.
Larry Samuelson, Yale University
“Managing Strategic Buyers” (Coauthor Johannes Horner, Yale University)
Discussant: Eiichiro Kazumori, The State University of New York
12:15-1:45p.m. Lunch (Senate Suites)
Afternoon Session Chair: Paul Grieco, The Pennsylvania State University
1:45-3:45p.m.
Gautam Gowrisankaran, University of Arizona
“Measuring Network Effects in a Dynamic Environment” (Coauthors Minsoo Park, Chung-Ang University and Marc Rysman, Boston University)
Discussant: Robin Lee, New York University
Federico Ciliberto, University of Virginia
“Inference on Market Power in Markets with Multiple Equilibria” (coauthor Elie Tamer, Northwestern University)
Discussant: Panle Jia, Massachuetts Institute of Technology
3:45-4:15p.m. Break
4:15-5:15p.m.
Francesco Decarolis, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Detecting Bidders’ Groups in Collusive Auctions: Evidence from Average Bid Auctions“(Coauthor Timothy G. Conley, University of Western Ontario)
Discussant: John Asker, New York University
There is no organized dinner for this evening. A Penn State Blue Bus will be available to take conference guests to the State College downtown area if they would like to have dinner at a local restaurant (list will be provided in conference packet at check-in)
Saturday, April 30, 2011
7:45-8:45a.m. Buffet breakfast (The Gardens Restaurant)
All sessions to be held in room 207
Morning Session Chair: Mark Roberts, The Pennsylvania State University
9:00-11:00a.m.
Katherine Ho, Columbia University
“Physician Responses to Financial Incentives: Evidence from Hospital Discharge Data“ (Coauthor Ariel Pakes, Harvard University)
Discussant: Ed Green, The Pennsylvania State University
Liran Einav, Stanford University
“Selection on Moral Hazard in Health Insurance“ (Coauthors Amy Finkelstein, Stephen Ryan and Paul Schrimpf, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mark Cullen, Stanford University)
Discussant: Michael Riordan, Columbia University
11:30a.m.-12:30a.m.
Sergei Izmalkov, New Economic School
“Informed Seller in a Hotelling Market” (coauthor Filippo Balestieri, HP Labs)
Discussant: Leslie Marx, Duke University
12:30-2:00p.m. Buffet Lunch (Executive Room 1&2)
Afternoon Session Chair: Joris Pinkse, The Pennsylvania State University
2:00-4:00p.m.
Isa Hafalir, Carnegie Mellon University
“Multi-unit Auctions with Budget Constraints“ (Coauthors R. Ravi and Amin Sayedi, Carnegie Mellon University)
Discussant: Bernard Lebrun, York University
Amit Gandhi, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Identification and Testing in Ascending Auctions with Unobserved Heterogeneity“ (Coauthors Andres Aradillas-Lopez and Daniel Quint, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Discussant: Elena Krasnokutskaya, University of Pennsylvania
4:00-4:30p.m. Break
4:30-5:30p.m.
Larry Ausubel, University of Maryland
“Core-Selecting Auctions with Incomplete Information“ (Coauthor Oleg V. Baranov, University of Maryland)
Discussant: Sushil Bikhchandani, University of California, Los Angeles
6:30-9:00p.m. Dinner – President’s Suite – Beaver Stadium
Sunday, May 1, 2011
7:15 – 8:15 a.m. Buffet breakfast (The Gardens Restaurant)
All sessions to be held in room 207
Morning Session Chair: Vijay Krishna, The Pennsylvania State University
8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Stephan Lauermann, University of Michigan
“Common Values Procurement Auctions with Bidder Solicitation” (coauthor Asher Wolinsky, Northwestern University)
Discussant: Luciano de Castro, Northwestern University
Artyom Shneyerov, Concordia University
“What Model for Entry in First-Price Auctions? A Nonparametric Approach“ (coauthor Vadim Marmer, University of British Columbia)
Discussant: Jeremy Fox, University of Michigan
10:30 -11:00 a.m. Break
11:00a.m. – 12:00p.m.
Paul Milgrom, Stanford University
“Substitute Goods and Combinatorial Auctions“
Discussant: Steve Matthews, University of Pennsylvania
12:00-1:30p.m. Lunch (Senate Suites)
Accommodations
The conference will be held at the Penn Stater Conference Center in State College, PA.
We will be in touch two weeks prior to the conference with your room confirmation number at the Penn Stater.
Toll-free phone number of the Penn Stater: (800) 233-7505
Travel Information
For travel directions and airport information the following link will provide you with information on how to get to the conference. The site also contains phone numbers for the local airport and stations.
If you are flying to State College please email a copy of your itinerary to Michele Moslak to have local transportation arranged from the airport.
You will receive an email prior to the conference with your hotel and shuttle information.
Registration Information
When you arrive at the Penn Stater you will be able to receive your conference materials. The conference desk will be located near the main hotel registration desk.
Per University regulations the following forms need to be completed by all guests at a University event. If you have not done so already please complete the forms and fax to Michele at 814-865-0013 or attach as a pdf document and email to Michele Moslak. You will be asked to sign original forms at the conference registration as well as show copies of passport/visa/I94 card if apply.
Visitor Information Sheet
Contact Information
Questions on the CAPCP April Conference should be directed to:
Michele Moslak
The Center for the Study of Auctions, Procurements and Competition Policy at Penn State
Department of Economics
The Pennsylvania State University
515 Kern Building
University Park, PA 16802
phone: 814-865-0130
fax: 814-865-0013