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Robin Ng (University of Mannheim) will give a presentation on Competition through Recommendations Abstract: This paper explores if and how platforms should design informative recommendation systems. I show that monopolist platforms prefer recommendation systems that are more...

POSTPONED Nicolas Stevens - CORE will give a presentation on The Many Advantages of Convex Hull Pricing for the European Electricity Auction Abstract: Since the liberalization of the power sector and the creation of wholesale electricity markets, the question of how to price the...

Giorgio Ferroni (UNamur) will give a presentation on Competition in Peer-To-Peer Markets Abstract: Peer-to-peer (P2P) markets, such as Uber and AirBnB, allow consumers to find suitable small and independent service providers. In doing so, platforms that manage P2P markets...

Paul Belleflamme (CORE) will give a presentation on Manipulating Perceived Product Differentiation (joint with Fabrizio Ciotti). Abstract: A digital platform operates a marketplace that two competing firms use to offer a product to consumers. Consumers perceive the products...