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Part of the Academic Capture in Competition Law and Policy?
How Corporate Funding Impacts Competition Policy Research & Appropriate Institutional Design
on 6 March 2025
Organized by
CLES@UCL, Stigler Center@UChicago Booth, Georgetown Law School, Imperial College London Business School and Inclusive Competition Forum
This conference explored how corporate funding and corporate relationships more broadly impact competition policy research and policy. We are interested in exploring how conflicts of interest can potentially create bias in academia and policy.
This first panel examined the question of conflicts of interest in antitrust academia, exploring how the relationships between industry and academics can impact research quality and potentially create negative externalities.
Panel 1: Conflicts of Interest in Academic Research in Competition Law and Policy: What are the problems?
Cristina Caffarra, UCL & CEPR
Aviv Nevo, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Economics, former chief economist, Federal Trade Commission
Rupprecht Podszun, Professor of Law, Instituts für Kartellrecht, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Member, Monopolkomission, Professor of Law, President ASCOLA
Maarten Pieter Schinkel, University of Amsterdam, Department of Economics
Hans Zenger, Head of unit, Chief Economist team, European Commission; President, Association of Competition Economists (ACE)
Moderator: Tommaso Valletti, Imperial College London & CEPR, former chief economist, European Commission
Part of the Academic Capture in Competition Law and Policy?
How Corporate Funding Impacts Competition Policy Research & Appropriate Institutional Design
on 6 March 2025
Organized by
CLES@UCL, Stigler Center@UChicago Booth, Georgetown Law School, Imperial College London Business School and Inclusive Competition Forum
This conference explored how corporate funding and corporate relationships more broadly impact competition policy research and policy. We are interested in exploring how conflicts of interest can potentially create bias in academia and policy.
This first panel examined the question of conflicts of interest in antitrust academia, exploring how the relationships between industry and academics can impact research quality and potentially create negative externalities.
Panel 1: Conflicts of Interest in Academic Research in Competition Law and Policy: What are the problems?
Cristina Caffarra, UCL & CEPR
Aviv Nevo, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Economics, former chief economist, Federal Trade Commission
Rupprecht Podszun, Professor of Law, Instituts für Kartellrecht, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Member, Monopolkomission, Professor of Law, President ASCOLA
Maarten Pieter Schinkel, University of Amsterdam, Department of Economics
Hans Zenger, Head of unit, Chief Economist team, European Commission; President, Association of Competition Economists (ACE)
Moderator: Tommaso Valletti, Imperial College London & CEPR, former chief economist, European Commission
