Law and Economics of Media and Telecommunications

An international workshop by TILEC
20 - 21 June 2011, Tilburg University

Keynote Speakers

Stefan Bechtold, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich

Matthew Gentzkow, University of Chicago

Benjamin Hermalin, University of California, Berkeley

James Speta, Northwestern University

Program

Monday, 20 June 2011

8.00-8.30	Registration
8.30-8.45	Welcome address
8.45-10.45	Session I: Net Neutrality Keynote: Benjamin Hermalin, University of California, Berkeley The Economics of Network Neutrality Discussant: Florian Schütt (TILEC) Rob Frieden, Pennsylvania State University Assessing the Merits of Network Neutrality Obligations at Law, Medium and High Network Layers Discussant: Filomena Chirico, European Commission
10.45-11.15	Coffee Break
11.15 - 13.15	Session II: Media Bias Amedeo Piolatto, Institut d' Economia de Barcelona Ethical Voters and the Demand for News Discussant: Fabrizio Germano, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Dries De Smet K.U. Leuven The Advertiser is Mentioned Twice. Media Bias in Belgian Newspapers Discussant: Andrea Mangani, University of Pisa
13.15-14.15	Lunch
14.15-16.15	Session III: TV Keynote: Stefan Bechtold, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich The Fashion of TV Show Formats Discussant: Michael Harker, University of East Anglia Michael Harker, University of East Anglia Vertical restraints in the broadcasting industry: content is King Discussant: Pierre Larouche, TILEC
16.15-16.45	Coffee Break
16.45-18.45	Session IV: News financing and copyright Kate Darling, ETH Zürich Copyright and New Media: A Law and Economics Approach to Restricting Unknown-Use Licenses Discussant: Matteo Negrinotti TILEC Ignacio Franceschelli, Northwestern University When the Ink is Gone: The Transition from Print to Online Editions and its Consequences for the Newspaper Industry Discussant: Tobias Klein TILEC
20.00 -	Conference dinner

Tuesday, 21 June 2011

8.30-10.30	Session I: Telecoms policy Keynote: Jim Speta, Northwestern University Regulatory Challenges of Internet Video Discussant: Robert Stil, OPTA Sjaak Hurkens, CSIC Barcelona and University of Navarra Mobile Termination, Network Externalities, and Consumer Expectations Discussant: Paul de Bijl, CPB Economic Policy Analysis
10.30 - 11.00	Coffee Break
11.00-13.00	Session II: Public Service Broadcasting Konstantina Bania, European University Institute Competition and Public Service Broadcasting: Has the right balance been struck between European Union oversight and the Freedom of the Member States to develop their national public broadcasting policies? Discussant: Natalia Fiedziuk, TILEC Lapo Filistrucchi, TILEC Banning Ads from public TV. Lessons from France Discussant: Dries De Smet K.U. Leuven
13.00-14.00	Lunch
14.00-16.00	Session III: News: consumption and subsidies Keynote: Matthew Gentzkow, University of Chicago Ideological Segregation Online and Offline Discussant: Jasper Sluijs (TILEC) Matthew Ellman, Institute of Economic Analysis (CSIC) How to subsidise the news Discussant: Jan Boone, TILEC
16.00-16.30	Coffee and Greetings

Program Committee
Lapo Filistrucchi (Tilburg University)
Lisa George (CUNY, Hunter College)
Pierre Larouche (Tilburg University)
Massimo Motta (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Jasper Sluijs (Tilburg University)
Eric van Damme (Tilburg University)
Nico van Eijk (Amsterdam University)
Kevin Werbach (University of Pennsylvania)

Practical

Venue
Tilburg University, Tias building, Tilburg, The Netherlands
20 June 2011: Room TZ005
21 June 2011: Room TZ004

Map and Directions

Registration
Registration is now closed. We will contact those registered soon with further information.

Organizers
Lapo Filistrucchi, TILEC - Tilburg University
Jasper Sluijs, TILEC - Tilburg University

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