September 15th, 2009

 20:00, Introduction by Federico Etro (UMB)

 21:00: Gala dinner, Restaurant Bagutta

 September 16th, 2009

 08:30-09:00, Registration

 09:00-09:15, Introduction

 09:15-11:45, Session I: Advances in the Theory of Antitrust Policy

  Chairman: David Ulph (Saint Andrews University, Scotland)

  Luke M. Froeb (Vanderbilt University, U.S.A.) and Bernhard Ganglmair (University of Zurich, Switzerland), An Equilibrium Analysis of Antitrust as a Solution to the Problem of Patent Hold-Up  Discussant: Piergiovanna Natale (UMB)

  Rosen Marinov (Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneve, Switzerland), Mergers and Rivals’ Mark-ups: Evidence from European Paper Manufacturers  Discussant: Hanna Hottenrott (K.U.Leuven, Belgium)

  Federico Etro (UMB and Intertic), Endogenous Market Structures and Antitrust Policy  Discussant: Jos Jansen (Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Bonn, Germany)

Federico Etro (UMB and Intertic) and Bernhard Ganglmair (University of Zurich, Switzerland)

 10:30, Coffee break

  Kresimir Zigic (CERGE-EI, Czech Republic) with Eugen Kovac (University of Bonn) and Viatcheslav Vinogradov (CERGE-EI), Technological Leadership and the Persistence of Monopoly under Endogenous Entry: Static versus Dynamic Analysis Discussant: Christian Kiedaisch (Toulouse School of Economics, France)

  David Ulph (Saint Andrews University, Scotland) and Yannis Katsoulacos (Athens University, Greece), Modelling the Effects of Legal Uncertainty  Discussant: Bernhard Ganglmair (University of Zurich, Switzerland)

David Ulph (Saint Andrews University, Scotland)

 12:00,  Stackelberg Lecture by Prof Sir John VICKERS (Oxford University)

 on "Competition Policy and Property Rights"

 Remarks by Michele Polo (Bocconi University) and Debate

 

 13:30-14:30, Lunch

Kresimir Zigic (CERGE-EI, Czech Republic)

 14:30-17:00, Session II: IPRs Protection and Industrial Policy

  Chairman: Jos Jansen (Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Bonn, Germany)

  Jiri Strelicky (Generali PPF Holding, Prague) with Kresimir Zigic (CERGE-EI, Prague), Intellectual Property Right Protection in Software Market  Discussant: Paolo Garella (Università degli Studi, Milan)

  Czarnitzki, Dirk, Katrin Hussinger and Cedric Schneider (K.U.Leuven, Belgium), R&D Collaboration with Uncertain Intellectual Property Rights  Discussant: Anna Rita Bennato (University of Rome, Tor Vergata)

  Jos Jansen (Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Bonn, Germany), On Competition and the Strategic Management of Intellectual Property in Oligopoly  Discussant: Michela Cella (UMB)

 16:00, Coffee break

  Christian Kiedaisch (Toulouse School of Economics, France), Patents in a Model of Growth with Persistent Leadership Discussant: Emilio Colombo (UMB)

  Anna Rita Bennato (University of Rome, Tor Vergata) and Laura Magazzini (University of Verona), International Cooperation in Pharmaceutical Research  Discussant: Valeria Gattai (UMB)

 17:00, Conclusion

Federico Etro (UMB and Intertic)