Competition and Consumer Protection in the Digital Economy Workshop

The Workshop on Competition and Consumer Protection in the Digital Economy is jointly hosted by the Department of Economics, Melbourne Business School, and the Department of Management and Marketing at the University of Melbourne.

Date: 5 August, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Location: Mawby Theatre, Melbourne Business School, 200 Leicester St, Carlton VIC 3053

Contact: Please send any questions to andy.wu1@unimelb.edu.au

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Program

12:45 - 13:00Arrival, Mawby Theatre
13:00 - 13:05Welcome
Prof Tava Olsen, Deputy Dean, Melbourne Business School
13:-05 - 14:05Platform Self-Preferencing and Information Advantages
Dr Tiffany Tsai, National University of Singapore
14:05 - 14:30Afternoon Tea
14:30 - 15:30Keynote: Fooled by Choice? Marketing, Self-Deception, and Consumer Protection
Prof Anthony Dukes
, University of Southern California
15:30 - 16:00Break
16:00 - 17:00

Policy Panel: Manipulation, Market Power, and Mergers in Digital Markets

Prof David Byrne, University of Melbourne (Moderator)
Prof Anthony Dukes, University of Southern California
George Siolis, Partner RBB Economics
Simone Wong, Principal Economist ACCC
Dr Tiffany Tsai, National University of Singapore

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Organising committee

Andy Wu Lecturer, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne

Ping Xiao Associate Professor,  Melbourne Business School, The University of Melbourne

Yi-Lin Tsai Senior Lecturer, Department of Management and Marketing, The University of Melbourne

Sponsors

The workshop is supported by Faculty of Business and Economics Visiting and Eminent Research Scholar Scheme and the Centre for Market Design.

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