CMA Durham Workshop

The Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA) Microeconomics Unit, the Department of Economics and the Durham Research in Economic Analysis and Mechanisms (DREAM) Research Centre are organising a small in-person workshop on the topic of “Innovation, business dynamism and market power”, that will take place on 6-7 November 2023 at the Durham University Business School (DUBS). The workshop is designed to facilitate a dialogue between academic researchers and policymakers trying to understand what makes an economy competitive, innovative and productive.

The workshop will feature a keynote speeches by Sara Calligaris (OECD)  and Jan De Loecker (KU Leuven), as well as a policy panel of senior UK policymakers.

The workshop organisers are looking for papers on the following topics:

• Aggregate market power and markup estimation
• Business dynamism and input reallocation across firms
• Start-ups, scale-ups and M&A activity
• Determinants of firm innovation and R&D choices
• The effect of innovation and R&D policies on economic outcomes
• Potential contributors to the UK productivity slowdown

Submissions using UK data, from early-career researchers and from those who are from under-represented groups are especially welcome. The workshop will take place in person at Durham University. Attendance is free and open to all, but registration is required. Please find the workshop programme here: CMA Durham Workshop Programme.

The organising committee:

Tom Farmer (CMA)

Spyros Galanis (DUBS)

Fizza Jabbar (CMA)

John Moffat (DUBS)

Jakob Schneebacher (CMA)

Please find information about the policy panel here.