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Event
Leibniz ScienceCampusBerlin Centre for Consumer Policies (BCCP) Research Day
At this BCCP Research Day (formerly known as BCCP Forum), Fellows will give short pitches of their current research. Since we also want to have enough time for discussions and networking, we plan long coffee breaks between the presentation sessions as well as get-together afterwards.
The event will bring together all...
17.10.2023
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Berlin IO Day
The Berlin IO Day is a one-day workshop sponsored by the Berlin Centre for Consumer Policies (BCCP) and supported by the Berlin's leading academic institutions, including DIW Berlin, ESMT Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Technische Universität Berlin. The aim is to create an international forum for high quality research in Industrial Organization in the heart...
15.09.2023| Marit Hinnosaar (University of Nottingham), José L. Moraga (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), David P. Myatt (London Business School), Otto Toivanen (Aalto University), Maria Ana Vitorino (INSEAD)
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Brown Bag Seminar Industrial Economics
Antibiotics are effective in treating bacterial infections. However, the excessive usage of antibiotics leads to the development of antibiotic resistant bacteria, which significantly reduces their effectiveness. Current strategies to address antibiotic resistance mainly target primary care physicians, who serve as the gatekeepers of antibiotic prescriptions in many countries. Therefore, it is...
07.06.2023| Temulun Borjigen, DIW Berlin
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Cluster-Seminar Öffentliche Finanzen und Lebenslagen
We study the incentive and labor market effects of disability benefit programs using unique policy variation in Germany. In 2014, disability benefits of new recipients were increased considerably while eligibility criteria were not changed. We exploit this quasi-experimental policy variation to test the implications at two different margins. First, we analyze to what extent an increase in the...
24.05.2023| Annica Gehlen
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Berlin Applied Micro Seminar (BAMS)
17.04.2023| Judit Vall (University of Barcelona)
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Brown Bag Seminar Industrial Economics
The innovation impact of acquisitions of small targets with products close to launch by large product market incumbents is currently debated, weighing whether incumbents might preemptively terminate or “kill” the innovative projects of these targets. This paper provides empirical evidence on which M&A deals spur and which stifle innovation. To this end, we not only look at the product market...
15.03.2023| Jo Seldeslachts, DIW Berlin & KU Leuven
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Berlin IO Day
The Berlin IO Day is a one-day workshop sponsored by the Berlin Centre for Consumer Policies (BCCP) and supported by the Berlin's leading academic institutions, including DIW Berlin, ESMT Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Technische Universität Berlin. The aim is to create an international forum for high quality research in Industrial Organization in the heart...
03.03.2023| Daniele Condorelli, Sebastian Fleitas, Chiara Fumagalli, Willy Lefez, Mark Schankerman
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Berlin Applied Micro Seminar (BAMS)
20.02.2023| Jonathan Kolstad (UC Berkeley)
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Workshop
Based on various data sources, the workshop will examine the economic and psychological situation of the self-employed three years after the onset of the COVID-19 crisis. Next to analyzing the immediate impact of the crisis, the workshop will address the adjustment measures taken by the self-employed and the long-term consequences. Possible research questions include what strategies the self...
18.01.2023
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Cluster-Seminar Öffentliche Finanzen und Lebenslagen
Unexpected crises, such as armed conflicts, natural disasters and pandemics require immediate government decisions on how to act to protect the population. The COVID-19 pandemic was the worst sudden onset global crisis since the Second World War, and highlighted tension between civil liberties and public health objectives. How did attitudes towards democracy respond to restrictive policy...
17.01.2023| Lorenz Meister