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Higher Seminar in Economics | The Effects of Advertising Disclosure Regulations on Social Media: Evidence From Instagram

5/12/2021, 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Department of Economics is welcoming you to online seminar with Daniel Ershov, Toulouse School of Economics. We study the effects of advertising disclosure regulations in social media markets. Using data from a large sample of Instagram influencers in Germany and Spain and a difference-in-differences approach, we empirically evaluate the effects of German disclosure regulations on post content and follower engagement. This is an online seminar which will take place via Zoom.

Higher Seminar in Economics | Technology Neutral versus Technology Specific Procurement

4/28/2021, 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
An imperfectly informed regulator needs to procure multiple units of a good that can be produced with heterogeneous technologies at various costs. How should she procure these units? Should she run technology-specific or technology-neutral auctions? Should she allow for partial separation across technologies? Should she instead post separate prices for each technology? What are the trade-offs involved? Natalia Fabra, Professor of Economics at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid explores these questions in the seminar "Technology Neutral versus Technology Specific Procurement" (with Juan Pablo Montero). This is an online seminar which will take place via Zoom.