DEMS

UNIVERSITY OF MILAN-BICOCCA

16TH CENTRE FOR COMPETITION AND REGULATORY POLICY WORKSHOP

UNIVERSITY OF MILAN-BICOCCA

Rodolfi Room, Rectorate, Building U6, 4th Floor

Piazza Ateneo Nuovo, 1

Milan, Italy

11 July 2013

1:00-2:30 / REGISTRATION AND WELCOME ADDRESS OF
PROF. PATRIZIO TIRELLI DIRECTOR OF DEMS-BICOCCA
BUFFET LUNCH
SESSION 1: LOSING FAITH IN COMPETITION?
CHAIR: XENI DASSIOU
2:30-3:30 / JON STERN & TIM TUTTON– CCRP, CITY UNIVERSITY LONDON & IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
System operators in electricity: From unbundled liberalisation to climate change management
DISCUSSANT: Federico Boffa, University of Macerata
VLADIMIR HLASNY – EWHA WOMANS UNIVERSITY, SOUTH KOREA
Commissioner selection and deregulation of gas utilities
DISCUSSANT:Bruno Bosco, University of Milan-Bicocca
3:30-4:00 / COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 2: COMPETITION IN SUPERMARKETS AND BANKING
CHAIR: JON STERN
4:00-5:30 / JAVIER ASENSIO – UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA, SPAIN
Supermarket prices and competition: An empirical analysis of urban local markets
DISCUSSANT: Matteo Pelagatti, University of Milan-Bicocca
DOMILE BUTKEVICIUTE – CITY UNIVERSITY LONDON
UK grocery retail: Competitive implications of bundled loyalty discounts
DISCUSSANT: Javier Asensio, Universitat Autonoma De Barcelona
VITTORIA CERASI – UNIVERSITY OF MILAN-BICCOCA
Impact of mergers on the degree of competition: Application to the banking industry
DISCUSSANT:Raphael Boroumand, ESGManagementSchool,Paris

12th July 2013

9:30-10:00 / REGISTRATION & COFFEE
SESSION 3: COMPETITION DESIGN AND REMEDIES
CHAIR: BRUNO BOSCO
10:00-11:30 / GORDON HUGHES – UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Are three competitors sufficient? Regulation and competition in wholesale Broadband Services in the UK
DISCUSSANT: Bruno Bosco, University of Milan-Bicocca
GEOFFREY MYERS – LONDONSCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & OFCOM
Spectrum floors in the UK 4G auction to promote competition: an innovation inregulatory design
DISCUSSANT: Xeni Dassiou, CityUniversity
STEVEN TRUXAL –CITY UNIVERSITY LONDON
European regulation of airport slots: Issues in competition law?
DISCUSSANT:
11:30-12:00 / COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 4: QUASI MARKET ENVIRONMENTS
CHAIR: XENI DASSIOU
12:00-13:00 / SIFIS PLYMAKIS & XENI DASSIOU – NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, ATHENS & CCRP, CITY UNIVERSITY LONDON
Responsiveness and impact of alternative models of private participation in a quasi-market environment: The Greek waste management case
DISCUSSANT: Stefano Colombo, CatholicUniversity of Milan
STEFANO COLOMBO– CATHOLICUNIVERSITY OF MILAN
Mixed oligopoly and collusion
DISCUSSANT: Johannes Meya,University of Gottinger, Germany
13:00-14:00 / BUFFET LUNCH
SESSION 5: TARIFFS AND YARDSTICK REGULATION
CHAIR: GORDON HUGHES
14:00-15:30 / JOHANNES MEYA – UNIVERSITY OF GOTTINGER, GERMANY
Dynamics of yardstick regulation
DISCUSSANT: Jon Stern, CityUniversity
NICOLA DONI – UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE
Investor ownership vs. customer ownership in public utilities: The problem of tariff regulation
DISCUSSANT: Gordon Hughes –University of Edinburgh
TERESA ROMANO – POLITECNICO OF MILAN
Comparing feed-in tariffs and renewable obligation certificates: The case of repowering wind farms
DISCUSSANT: Vittoria Cerasi, University of Milan-Bicocca
15:30-16:00 / afternoon refreshments
SESSION 6: IMPLICATIONS OF VERTICAL UNBUNDLING IN ENERGY
CHAIR: RAPHAEL BOROUMAND
16:00-17:15 / RAPHAËL HOMAYOUN BOROUMAND - ESG MANAGEMENT SCHOOL PARIS
Risk hedging and retail competition: The case of European electricity markets
DISCUSSANT: Nicola Doni, University of Florence
FEDERICO BOFFA –UNIVERSITY OF MACERATA
Strategic investment in merchant transmission: The impact of capacity utilisation rules
DISCUSSANT: Teresa Romano – Politecnico of Milan