Third Conference of the Research Network on Innovation and Competition Policy

Conference

Competition Policy and Innovation: Where do we stand?

With panel discussion on "Competition Policy in (the) Crisis?"

The Department of Economics of the University of Vienna organizes the 3rd Conference of the Research Network on Innovation and Competition Policy (RNIC), which is a cooperation of eight research institutes and universities in Europe (ZEW, WZB, and the Universities of KU Leuven, Maastricht, Mannheim, Toulouse I, Tübingen, and Vienna). It aims to bring together scholars from different disciplines, including economics, competition law, and management, to discuss current competitionpolicy matters. The network promotes a better understanding of the interplay between firms' innovative activities, competition, and the role of governmental intervention in national and international markets.

Topics of Interest

Competition law and economics
Efficiency in competition policy
Impact of competition policy on innovation
Intellectual property rights in competition policy
US vs. EU antitrust law
Institutional aspects of competition policy
Political economy of antitrust
Quantitative methods in antitrust
Private vs. public antitrust enforcement
Competition policy and state aid in the current crisis

Theoretical, empirical and policy oriented contributions are welcome.

Venue

30. – 31.10.2009

Young and experienced researchers are equally invitedto submit a paper or an extended abstract to klaus.gugler@univie.ac.at

Submission deadline: July 31, 2009. Notifications on acceptance: not later than August 31, 2009. Participants presenting a paper are asked to submit a full text version not later than September 30, 2009.Registration deadline: September 30, 2009. For participants presenting a paper and/or acting as discussant the accommodation and travel expenseswill be covered (one speaker per paper). Information about the conferenceand accepted papers will be posted on http://www.univie.ac.at/RNIC.