Tentative Program
Tuesday, June 30
9:00 Registration
9:10 - Welcoming Address
9:15 - Keynote Lecture
Anindya Ghose (New York University)
Academic Research in the Courtroom:
How Research on Economics of Advertising Informs Expert Testimony in Big Tech Litigation
9:50-10:30 Session I
Nils Wernerfelt (Northwestern) – The Consumer Value of Ad Personalization: Evidence from Meta
Discussant: TBA
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:25 Session II
Sam Goldberg (Stanford University) - What is Online Privacy Worth? Evidence from an Information Provision Experiment
Discussant: TBA
Garrett Johnson (Boston University) – Can Privacy Technologies Replace Cookies? Ad Revenue in a Field Experiment
Discussant: TBA
12:25-2:20 Lunch
2:20-4:15 Session III
Maarten Janssen (University of Vienna) – Platform Design and the Digital Cold Start Problem
Discussant: TBA
Marcel Preuss (Cornell) – Algorithmic Attention and Content Creation on Social Media Platforms
Discussant: TBA
Wenhao Li (University of Hong Kong) – Information Provision for Complements or Substitutes
Discussant: TBA
5:30-7:00 Walking Tour of Bucharest
7:00 Conference Dinner
Thursday, July 3
9:00-10:25 Session I
Clément Bellet (Erasmus) – Gender Representation and Stereotyping: A New Approach Using the Universe of U.S. TV Ads
Discussant: Ali Goli (Rochester)
Ali Goli (Rochester) – Long or Short? Personalizing Ad Length and Frequency
Discussant: TBA
10:25-10:45 Coffee Break
10:45-12:10 Session II
Andrey Simonov (Columbia University) – Platform Power in News Aggregation
Discussant: TBA
Caio Waisman (Northwestern) – How Do Intermediaries Shape Labor Market Efficiency? An Equilibrium Model and Experimental Evidence
Discussant: TBA
12:10-2:10 Lunch
2:15-4:15 Session III
Klaus Miller (HEC) - Paying for Privacy: Pay-or-Tracking Walls
Discussant: TBA
Andreea Enache (Stockholm School of Economics) - The Identification of the Impact of Industry-Wide Seasonal Promotion Campaigns on Movie Demand
Discussant: Sylvia Hristakeva (Cornell University)
Regis Renault (CY Cergy Paris Université) – Price competition and the content of an entrant’s ad campaign
Discussant: TBA
7:30 Dinner

