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Day 1: June 12, 2025 (Thursday)
Venue: Room LSK1003, 1/F, Lee Shau Kee Business Building, HKUST
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8:40 am | Registration and Welcome Coffee |
| 8:50 am |
Conference opening |
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9:00 am - 10:30 am |
Session 1 Yeon-Koo Che, Columbia University "A Theory of Choice Overload" Yuk-Fai Fong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology "Pre-Purchase Sampling and Quality of Experience Goods" |
| 10:30 am - 10:50 am |
Coffee Break |
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10:50 am - 12:20 pm
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Session 2 Ron Siegel, The Pennsylvania State University “Screening Two Types” Kohei Kawaguchi, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology “Employer's Unilateral Settlement of Dismissal Disputes” |
| 12:30 pm - 1:50 pm | Lunch |
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2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Session 3 Marco Ottaviani, Bocconi University “Self-Selection, Evaluation, and Optimal Ordeals” with Nenad Kos Jinwoo Kim, Seoul National Univesity "Weak Monotone Comparative Statics" |
| 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm |
Coffee Break |
| 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm |
Session 4 Teddy Kim, Emory University "Choosing Your Own Luck: Strategic Risk Taking and Effort in Contests" |
| 4:30 pm - 4:45 pm |
Coffee Break |
| 4:45 pm - 6:15 pm |
Session 5 Jidong Zhou, Yale University "Digital Ecosystems and Data Regulation” Xinyu Hua, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology "The Mediator's Offer: Open versus Confidential Responses” |
Day 2: June 13, 2025 (Friday)
Venue: Room LSK1003, 1/F, Lee Shau Kee Business Building, HKUST
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8:40 am | Registration and Welcome Coffee |
| 9:00 am - 10:30 am |
Session 6 Jeanine Miklos-Thal, University of Rochester “Price Discrimination against Multi-Clouders” Pak-Hung Au, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology "Price Discrimination and Quality Signaling" |
| 10:30 am - 10:50 am |
Coffee Break |
| 10:50 am - 12:20 pm |
Session 7 Albert Ma, Boston University “Competition, Education, and Social Preferences: An Experiment” Sunny Huang, Hong Kong Baptist University "Cross-industry Acquisition by Digital Platforms" |
| 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Lunch |
For inquiries, please contact Miranda Kwok (mirandakwok@ust.hk, 852-23587621)
| Registration |
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The 2025 HKUST Conference on Industrial Organization is to be held during June 12-13, 2025. The event is hosted by the Department of Economics at HKUST. All attendants must register the conference by filling the link. Please registered by May 28, 2025. https://ust.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_80q7O62rJvl8Trw The invited speakers and student helpers are automatically registered. |
Note: All participants (except for invited speakers) are responsible for own travel and accommodation.
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