Workshop: Designing Electricity Auctions
2009-09-15/16
On September 15–16, a group of international experts on electricity auctions participated in a IFN workshop in Stockholm. The theme was "Designing Electricity Auctions" and the participants were discussing policy implications for the design of electricity auctions based on recent scientific findings (theoretical, empirical, experimental or simulated). Among the participants were, to mention some, Lawrence Ausubel (University of Maryland), Nils-Henrik von der Fehr (University of Oslo) and Frank Wolak (Stanford University). The workshop was organized within the IFN Research Program The Economics of Electricity Markets.
IFN Stockholm Conference 2009 on Ownership, Organization and Industrial Development
2009-09-10/11
On September 10 - 11, the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) organized an international conference on the economics of ownership, organization and industrial development. The first purpose of the workshop was to contribute to the understanding of the interaction between ownership and organizational form and its effects on firm behavior. The second purpose was to enhance our understanding of the economic effects of private equity and venture capital activity. In particular, the focus was on real economic effects such as effects on innovation, restructuring, productivity, employment, and welfare.
2009-05-28/29
Beyond the resource constraint: Alternative ways to improve schooling
A well functioning schooling system is important for a number of reasons; for example, schooling is an input in the accumulation human capital, economic well-being and growth. The Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) is organizing an international two-day conference of alternative ways to improve schooling.