Israel and Italy have different health care systems, but scientific and technological relations between the two countries are particularly intense, so as to assume that the ITC solutions, developments and projects brought into focus on the two shores of the Mediterranean can help Israeli and Italian digital healthcare to continue to evolve.
To this purpose, the analysis of the potential and applications offered by cloud computing is of great interest for an improved service performance and more favorable economic indicators of clinical settings.
This conference, which stems from a collaboration between two health administrations (Kupat Holim Maccabi in Israel and the Asolo Health District in Italy), offers an excellent opportunity to enhance work prospects supported also by the results of international comparison and exchange.
University of Milan, Bicocca, October 11-12, 2010
Topics include theoretical and empirical papers on: market competition in high-tech sectors, theory and evidence on competition for the market, innovation policy, markets with network effects, standardization & interoperability issues, online advertising, economics of multi-sided markets, endogenous market structures for New Economy markets, competition policy for high-tech sectors.
with the IV Stackelberg Lecture
by Prof Richard Schmalensee (Massachusetts Instute of Technology, USA)
on “Aspects of Multi-sided Platforms”
Richard Schmalensee is the Howard W. Johnson Professor of Economics and Management and Director of the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research. He served as the John C Head III Dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management from 1998 through 2007. He was as a Member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers from 1989 through 1991 and Deputy Dean of MIT Sloan from 1996 through 1998. Professor Schmalensee is one of the fathers of modern Industrial Organization, author or co-author of 11 books and over 120 published articles, and co-editor of volumes I and II of the Handbook of Industrial Organization. His research has centered on industrial organization economics and its application to managerial and public policy issues, with particular emphasis on antitrust, regulatory, and environmental policies. His recent work has focused on multi-sided platform businesses, the topic of the IV Stackelberg Lecture.
The Stackelberg Lecture Series:
IV Stackelberg Lecture: Richard Schmalensee (M.I.T., U.S.A.), 2010
III Stackelberg Lecture: Sir John Vickers (Oxford University, U.K.), 2009
II Stackelberg Lecture: John Sutton (London School of Economics, U.K.), 2008
I Stackelberg Lecture: Rabah Amir (University of Arizona, U.S.A.), 2007
Intertic Lecture: Avinash Dixit (Princeton University, U.S.A.)
The 2010 Conference on the Recent Developments in the Enforcement of Article 102
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS in the Enforcement of Art. 102: Session introduced by Piero Barucci (AGCM) and Federico Etro (Intertic) with T. Kramler, J. Padilla, J. Kallaugher and O. Main (April 2010, II Intertic Conference on Antitrust Policy, Rome, Italian Antitrust Authority)
BUNDLING in the Enforcement of Art. 102: Session introduced by Ioannis Kokkoris (Reading University) with T. Kramler, J.F. Padilla, J. Flynn and J.-Y. Art (April 2010, II Intertic Conference on Antitrust Policy, Rome, Italian Antitrust Authority)
REBATES in the Enforcement of Art. 102: Session introduced by Fredric Jenny (Supreme Court of France and Essec) with M. Ivaldi, I. Lianos, A. Tor, R. Celli and A. Nahmijas (April 2010, II Intertic Conference on Antitrust Policy, Rome, Italian Antitrust Authority)
Workshop on IPRS anc Competition Policy with the Dynamic Competition Lectures (download the program)
III Intertic Conference on Competition Policy and Property Rights
University of Milan, Bicocca, September 15-16, 2009
PROGRAM
with David Ulph (Saint Andrews University, Scotland), Bernhard Ganglmairz (University of Zurich, Switzerland), Dirk Czarnitzki (K.U. Leuven, Belgium), Jos Jansen (Max Planck Institute, Bonn, Germany), Christian Kiedaisch (Toulouse School of Economics, France), John Vickers (Oxford University, U.K.), Michele Polo (Bocconi University), Michela Cella (UMB), Piergiovanna Natale (UMB), Kresimir Zigic (CERGE-EI, Prague), Jiri Strelicky (Generali PPF Holding, Prague), Anna Rita Bennato (University of Rome, Tor Vergata), Graziella Marzi (UMB), Valeria Gattai (UMB), Stefano Colombo (Catholic University of Milan), Rosen Marinov (Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneve, Switzerland) and many others
with the III Stackelberg Lecture:
by Sir John Vickers (University of Oxford) on “Competition Policy and Property Rights”
with a discussion by Michele Polo (Bocconi University)
Conference on the Recent Developments in the Enforcement of Art. 82
Lecture Theatre of the AGCM (the Italian Antitrust Authority), March 6, 2009, Rome
The participants at the Gala dinner: Luc Peepercorn (DG Competition, Brussels), Mario Siragusa (Cleary Gottlieb, Rome), Damien Geradin (Howrey LLP & Tilburg University), Ombretta Main (AGCM), Denis Waelbroeck (Free University, ULB, Brussels), Jean-Francois Bellis (Van Bael and Bellis and University of Brussels), Yannis Katsoulacos (Athens University of Business and Economics), Kenneth Glazer (Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition of the Federal Trade Commission, Washington), Vincenzo Denicolò (University of Bologna), Christian Ahlborn (Linklaters, London), Alberto Heimler (Scuola Superiore di Pubblica Amministrazione), Giandonato Caggiano ( University of Rome III), Philip Marsden (Office of Fair Trading, British Institute of International Comparative Law), Stefania Bariatti (Studio Legale Chiomenti, Milan), Ioannis Lianos (University College , London and Imedipa) and Pierluigi Congedo (University of Rome III, Accomply, Milan), Ioannis Kokkoris (Office of Fair Trading, City University and Imedipa) and Federico Etro (University of Milan , Bicocca and Intertic),
Ioannis Kokkoris (Office of Fair Trading, City University and Imedipa)
OPENING SPEECH: Federico Etro (University of Milan , Bicocca and Intertic)
09:30-10:00 AGCM President ANTONIO CATRICALA' Address
10:00-11:45: Debate on the reform of the approach to Art. 82 in EU and Italy- Chair: Ioannis Kokkoris (Office of Fair Trading, City University and Imedipa)
· Luc Peepercorn (DG Competition, Brussels)
· Mario Siragusa (Cleary Gottlieb, Rome)
· Damien Geradin (Howrey LLP & Tilburg University)
· Ombretta Main (AGCM)
12:00-13:30: The assessment of efficiencies under Article 82 (with a comparison with the US approach) - Chair: Alberto Heimler (Scuola Superiore di Pubblica Amministrazione, former AGCM)
· Denis Waelbroeck (Free University, ULB, Brussels)
· Jean-Francois Bellis (Van Bael and Bellis and University of Brussels)
· Yannis Katsoulacos (Athens University of Business and Economics)
· Kenneth Glazer (Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition of the Federal Trade Commission, Washington)
14:30-16:00: The application of Article 82 in innovative and high-tech markets and the potential conflicts between IPRs protection and competition policy - Chair: Federico Etro ( University of Milan , Bicocca)
· Vincenzo Denicolò (University of Bologna)
· Luc Peepercorn (DG Competition, Brussels)
· Christian Ahlborn (Linklaters, London)
· Alberto Heimler (Scuola Superiore di Pubblica Amministrazione, former AGCM)
16:15-17:45: Application of Article 82 in Regulated Industries - Chair: Giandonato Caggiano ( University of Rome III )
· Philip Marsden (Office of Fair Trading, British Institute of International Comparative Law)
· Stefania Bariatti (Studio Legale Chiomenti, Milan)
· Ioannis Lianos ( University College , London and Imedipa)
· Pierluigi Congedo (University of Rome III, Accomply, Milan)
Conference on Macroeconomic Policy (Milan, October 3-4, 2008)
Roundtable at the 2008 CRESSE Conference on Competition Policy (Athens, July 4-5, 2008):
CRESSE-INTERTIC Roundtable on "Competition Policy and IPRs":
Presentation by Federico Etro, University of Milan, Bicocca, Department of Economics
Participants: M. Bennett, D. Geradin, V. Korah, I. Lianos and R . Schmalensee (Athens, Greece, July 4, 2008)
Conference on the Economics of Innovation and Patenting (ZEW, Mannheim, Germany, 12-14 June, 2008)
II Intertic Conference (Milan, 5-6 June, 2008)
With the partecipation of:
Avinash Dixit (Princeton University, United States of America)
John Sutton (London School of Economics, United Kingdom)
Simon Anderson (University of Virginia, U.S.A.)
Toshihiro Matsumura (University of Tokyo, Japan)
Pietro Peretto (Duke University, U.S.A.)
and Michael R. Ward (University of Texas at Arlington, U.S.A.), Michele Polo (Bocconi University), Dirk Czarnitzki (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium), Kevin Tsui (Clemson University, U.S.A.), Arijit Mukherjee (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom), Emek Basker (University of Missouri, U.S.A.), Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli (Swiss National Bank, Switzerland), Wolf-Heimo Grieben (University of Konstanz, Germany) and many others
Anglo-French-Italian Macroeconomic Workshop (Pavia, 4-5 April 2008)
Bi-annual Review of Business & Economics Lecture (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, December 12, 2007)
OECD Conference on Software Innovation (Cáceres, Spain, 28-29 November 2007)
Universiteit van Amsterdam - Presentation of the book "Competition, Innovation, and Antitrust" (Amsterdam, October 29, 2007)
MIP Roundtable: The Day After Tomorrow- Microsoft vs. The European Comission (Brussels, October 3, 2007). Picture on the left.
Finnish Competition Authority and ETLA, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (Helsinki) - Invited Lecture of Prof Federico Etro on EU Competition Policy, June 15, 2007, Helsinki (Finland)
Conference on Competition Law, June 1-2, 2007, Athens (Greece)
Scientific Roundtable on Competition Policy and Intellectual Property Rights, German Institute for Economic Research , May 14, 2007, Berlin (Germany)
I Intertic Conference, University of Milan, Bicocca, Dept. of Economics, May 4-5, 200:
With the partecipation of:
Rabah Amir (University of Arizona, United States of America)
Guido Cozzi (University of Macerata, Italy)
Raymond De Bondt (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium)
Vincenzo Denicolò (University of Bologna, Italy)
Giovanni Dosi (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy)
Nisvan Erkal (University of Melbourne, Australia)
Yannis Katsoulacos (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece)
and Heli Koski (Helsinki School of Economics, Finland),
Eugen Kovac (University of Bonn, Germany),
Kornelius Kraft (University of Dortmund, Germany),
Salvatore Modica (University of Palermo),
Krešimir Žigić (CERGE-EI and Charles University of Prague, Czech Republic) and many others
Bankard Workshop in Industrial Organization at the University of Virginia - October 16, 2006, Charlottesville (United States) - Presentation of the book "Competition, Innovation, and Antitrust" by F. Etro , which summarizes his latest research on the behaviour of leading firms in terms of competitive strategies and innovative activities, provides insights on antitrust policy and competition policy for the New Economy and on the Microsoft antitrust case.
Round Table on Competition Policy and Abuse of Dominance in the EU - July 14-15, 2006, Corfù (Greece).
The 2006 Round Table on Competition Policy (the reform of Article 82 and the proposal recently submitted by the European Commission: see the Discussion Paper on the Application of Article 82 of the Treaty to Exclusionary Abuses), a joint CRESSE-Intertic event, took place on Saturday, July 15th 2006 at the European Executive Summer School in Competition & Regulation at the island of Corfù (Greece).
A panel of economists, legal experts and Commission officials presented their views of the reforms, specifically the benefits and potential drawbacks in implementing a more economic-based appoach in the assessment of abusive practices. Also the extent to which the proposed reforms are too limited or too far reaching in their various aspects have been discussed.
The Round Table has been chaired by Prof. Yannis Katsoulacos (Athens University of Economics and Business and INTERTIC, Greece), and the panel included Prof. Patrick Rey (University of Toulouse, France), Prof. Federico Etro (University of Milan and INTERTIC, Italy), Prof. Damien Geradin (Tilburg University, Law and Economics Center, Netherlands), Dr. Robert O'Donoghue (Barrister, Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton, United Kingdom), Prof. Lia Athanasiou (Law School, Kapodistrean University of Athens, Greece), Prof. Kai-Uwe Kuhn (University of Michigan, United States of America) and Dr. Kamil Kilanksi (European Commission, DG COMP, Belgium).
Conference on the Economics of Information and Communication Technology - June 23-24, 2006, Paris (France).
The Conference included Invited Talks by Prof. Joel Waldfogel (Wharton) on Piracy on the Silver Screen, Prof. Simon Anderson (University of Virginia and INTERTIC) on Information Congestion, Prof. Martin Peitz (International U. Germany) on Voice over IP, Prof. Federico Etro (University of Milan and INTERTIC) on Competition Policy in the New Economy, Prof. Bruno Jullien (University of Toulouse) on Two-sided markets and Prof. Eric Brousseau (University of Paris 10) on Economics of Assemblers.
Presentation of the book "Competition, Innovation, and Antitrust" - June 8, 2006, Vienna (Austria).
On invitation by the Department of Economics of the University of Vienna, Prof. Federico Etro, President of Intertic, presented his forthcoming book "Competition, Innovation, and Antitrust" (Springer-Verlag), which summarizes his latest research on the behaviour of leading firms in terms of competitive strategies and innovative activities, provides insights on antitrust policy and competition policy for the New Economy and on the Microsoft antitrust case.
