# Department of Economics | Industrial Organization Seminar ## Industrial Organization Seminar ## Fall 2026 ### Seminar Time & Location: Fridays, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm EST KMC 3-50 (third floor) unless otherwise noted To join the IO mailing list, please contact **Amanda Schwab** (). --- ### September 4th "From Unstructured Data to Demand Counterfactuals: Theory and Practice" Giovanni Compiani (University of Chicago, Booth School of Business) [ Link to paper ](https://giovannicompiani.com/documents/UnstructuredDemand.pdf) --- ### September 18th "Environmental Regulation with Irreversible Investments: Evidence from High Plains Aquifer Depletion" Nathaniel Hickock (Microsoft) [ Link to paper ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WDWlvoO0MD5BnJk91eJp94LUQ0o-O9s4/view) --- ### September 25th "Quality Upgrading in Global Supply Chains: Evidence from Colombian Coffee" Rocco Macchiavello (London School of Economics) ***Please note that this presentation will take place in KMC 4-80, in collaboration with Trade Day.*** [ Link to paper ](https://www.nber.org/papers/w34610) --- ### October 2nd "Competition in the Labor Market: Evidence from Swedish Pharmacies" Nelson Sunuwar (The University of Zurich) --- ### October 9th "When Banks Leave: Relationship Capital in Portuguese Credit Markets" Audrey Tiew (NYU) --- ### October 16th "If You Can’t Beat Them, Ban Them: Hotel Market Power and Short-Term Rental Regulations" Chiara Farronato (Harvard University) --- ### October 23rd "Public Provision and Private Competition in Health Insurance" Jinglin Wang (NYU Arts & Science) [ Link to abstract ](https://jinglinwang.github.io/JMP_JinglinWang.pdf) --- ### October 30th Matthew Grennan (Emory University) --- ### November 6th "Competition, Procurement and Learning-By-Doing in the Space Launch Industry" Andrew Sweeting (University of Maryland) [ Link to paper ](https://www.nber.org/papers/w34766) --- ### November 10th "Which Green Technology to Subsidize? Evidence from Electric Vehicles in South Korea" Frank Verboven (KU Leuven) ***Please note that this seminar is in collaboration with Columbia University and will take place at their campus uptown in the International Affairs Building, 420 W 118th St, room number 1101. The seminar will be from 2:30 - 3:45pm.*** [ Link to paper ](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2607.14446) --- ### November 13th "Intermediary Role in Search Market: Selection and Steering" Shangwen Li (NYU Arts & Science) --- ### November 20th "Equilibrium Effects in Complementary Markets: Electric Vehicle Adoption and Electricity Pricing" Mathias Reynaert (Toulouse School of Economics) ***Please note that this seminar is in collaboration with Columbia University but will take place at the usual NYU location and time.*** [ Link to paper ](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/fpilnjf749fmuekq6um6e/EV-paper-HRR-29-05-2026.pdf?rlkey=uzfzm8bapzbsd2w5jvezndmzx&st=g8lbev1n&e=1&dl=0) --- ### December 4th Gaston Illanes (Northwestern University) --- ### Please check back for regular updates as speakers, papers, and topics will be updated throughout the semester. Please contact **Amanda Schwab** () with any questions.