the Call for Papers - Florence School of Regulation

FSR C&M Annual Scientific
Scientific Seminar on the Economics, Law and
Policy of Communications and Media
POLICY CHALLENGES IN DIGITAL MARKETS
FLORENCE, 2727-28 MARCH 2015
CALL FOR PAPERS
The FSR annual seminar brings together scholars in the fields of economics and law, as well as practitioners, to
consider frontier research in media and telecommunications, with a goal of fostering research ideas and
informing policy. The seminar will include 12-15 research papers presented over a two day period.
SUGGESTED TOPICS:
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Economic and legal issues in media markets, telecommunications and the digital economy
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Regulation and competition policy, law and economics of communications and media
markets
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Mergers and consolidations in communications and media markets
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Economic and legal issues of next-generation networks
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Network competition and net neutrality
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Social media and advertising
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Media bias, advertiser bias, and the political economy of media markets
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Data protection and the right to be forgotten
SCIENTIFIC
COMMITTEE::
COMMITTEE
Marc Bourreau, Carlo Cambini, Lisa George, Steffen Hoernig, Giorgio Monti,
Pier Luigi Parcu
SUBMISSIONS
SUBMISSIONS:
Papers should be sent to [email protected] by February 2, 2015.
The program will be announced by February 16, 2015.
FEES:
FEES
No conference fee is charged.
LOCATION:
LOCATION
European University Institute
Room “REFETTORIO”at BADIA FIESOLANA - Via dei Roccettini, 9
San Domenico di Fiesole – Firenze ITALY
FLORENCE SCHOOL OF REGULATION - COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA
The Florence School of Regulation (FSR)
(FSR is a centre of debate, training and research on the regulation and
competition of network industries, which aims at representing a European forum of excellence where
regulators, policy makers, academics and stakeholders can interact and effectively contribute to foster the
quality of regulation in Europe. The FSR is part of the European University Institute (EUI) / Robert Schuman
Schuman
Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS). (http://fsr.eui.eu)
The FSR Communications and Media was established in 2009 in partnership with the Independent Regulators
Group (IRG/BEREC) and it is directed by Professor Pier
Pier Luigi Parcu with the support of qualified research
fellows and project assistants and a high level Scientific Committee, composed of:
Erik Bohlin (Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg); Marc Bourreau (ENST – Telecom ParisTech);
Carlo Cambini (Politecnico di Torino); Alexandre de Streel (University of Namur); Marco Gambaro (University of
Milan); Lisa George (Hunter College, City University of New York); Steffen Hoernig (Universidade Nova de
Lisboa); Scott Marcus (WIK-Consult GmbH); Giorgio Monti (EUI); Annetje Ottow (University of Utrecht); Martin
Peitz (University of Mannheim); Brigitte Preissl (ZBW); Patrick Rey (IDEI, University Toulouse I); Antonio
Sassano (University of Rome I); Heike Schweitzer (University of Mannheim); Peggy Valcke (K.U. Leuven);
Tommaso Valletti (Imperial College Business School).
EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE
The European University Institute (EUI) is a European academic institution, established in 1972 and financed by
the Member States of the European Union and by the European Commission. It promotes post-graduate
studies and research at the highest level in all the social sciences with a European perspective. Within the EUI,
the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS) is devoted to inter-disciplinary and comparative
research and to promote work on the major issues facing the process of European economic integration and
European society development. The EUI is placed in Fiesole, on the hills nearby Florence (Italy). ( www.eui.eu )
INFORMATION AND CONTACTS
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME PLEASE CONTACT: [email protected]
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ACCOMMODATION AND LOGISTICS PLEASE CONTACT: ALESSANDRA CALDINI
([email protected]
[email protected])
[email protected]) - PHONE: +39 055.4685.711
FLORENCE SCHOOL OF REGULATION
EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE
CONVENTO - VIA DELLE FONTANELLE, 19
50144, SAN DOMENICO DI FIESOLE - FIRENZE