This research workshop is the first in a series of quarterly workshops organized by the SP-SP Center. The aim of the workshops will be to assemble researchers in the Barcelona area to discuss applied microeconomics. This first workshop will deal with the industrial organization of the media industry with papers on the topics of transition from analog to digital TV, models of the media industry as two-sided markets, and public service broadcasting. Presenters will have 40 minutes and discussants 10 minutes.
Switching to Digital TV Author: M. Ottaviani (LBS) (PDF, 347 Kb) Discussant: Bruno Cassiman, IESE Business School Paper (PDF, 347 Kb)
10:30-11:30
The Pricing of Academic Journals: A Two-Sided Market Perspective Authors: Doh-Shin Jeon (UPF) and J.C. Rochet (IDEI, Toulouse) Discussant: Antoni Calvó-Armengol, ICREA - UAB Paper (PDF, 255 Kb)
11:30-12:00
Break
12:00-13:00
What do the Papers Sell? Authors: M.Ellman and F.Germano (UPF) (PDF, 525 Kb) Discussant: Roberto Burguet, IAE-CSIC Paper (PDF, 525 Kb)
13:00-14:00
Public Service Broadcasting Authors: M. Armstrong (UCL) and H. Weeds (Essex) Discussant: Ramón Caminal, IAE-CSIC Paper (PDF, 138 Kb) Presentation (PDF, 48 Kb)
Xavier Vives Professor of Economics Academic Director, Public - Private Sector Research Center
Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, Berkeley M.A. in Economics, University of California B.A in Economics , Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona
The Public-Private Sector Research Center was created in October of 2001. Its mission is to foster cooperation between the private sector and public administrations, as well as the exchange of ideas and initiatives, through dialogue, research and education. The Center is sponsored by the following organizations: Accenture, Ajuntament de Barcelona, BBVA, Cambra de Comerç de Barcelona, Diputació de Barcelona, Endesa, Garrigues, Generalitat de Catalunya, Sanofi- Aventis, Telefonica, T-Systems and VidaCaixa.
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