Oligo Society
The Oligo Society is a circle of economists interested in the game-theoretic analysis of competition and related topics in microeconomic theory. Topics of particular interest include industrial organization, contests, and auctions. The Oligo workshop series started in 2013. Since then, the organizing committee has steadily grown by electing local organizers into the committee. The Oligo Society is organized as a not-for-profit association ("Verein") under Swiss law.
The Oligo Society organizes one workshop each year, usually in early June. If you are interested in local organization of a future workshop, please contact any member of the scientific committee.
Upcoming Workshop
13th Oligo Workshop, June 2-3, 2025
Venue: Cambridge Judge Business School, Cambridge, UK
Keynote speakers: Steven Tadelis, Xavier Vives
Local organizers: Flavio Toxvaerd, Christos Genakos
Host: Cambridge Initiative for Market Studies
Previous Workshops
2024 Rethymno
Keynote speakers: Emmanuelle Auriol, Vincenzo Denicolò, Paul Heidhues | Local organizer: Giorgos Stamatopoulos
2023 Padua
Keynote speakers: Gabrielle Demange and Massimo Motta | Local organizers: Riccardo Camboni, Leonardo Madio, Fabio Manenti, Riccardo Saulle, Orestis Troumpounis, and Paola Valbonesi
2022 Nicosia
Keynote speaker: Patrick Rey | Local organizer: Nikolas Tsakas
Link to the conference page2021 Maastricht (Virtual)
Keynote speaker: David Myatt | Local organizers: Iwan Bos, Christian Ewerhart
Link to the conference page2020 Virtual
Keynote speaker: Natalia Fabra | Local organizers: Christian Ewerhart, Sergei Izmalkov, Attila Tasnádi
2019 Nottingham
Keynote speaker: Mark Armstrong | Local organizer: Debasmita Basak
2018 Piraeus
Keynote speaker: Costas Arkolakis | Local organizer: Nickolas Michelakacis
Link to the conference page2017 Moscow
Keynote speaker: Jacques-François Thisse | Local organizer: Sergei Izmalkov
Link to the conference page2016 Paris
Keynote speaker: Giancarlo Spagnolo | Local organizer: David Ettinger
2015 Madrid
Keynote speaker: Luis Cabral | Local organizer: Luis Corchón
2014 Rome
Keynote speaker: Jean Gabszewicz | Local organizer: Marco Marini
2013 Budapest
Keynote speaker: Botond Köszegi | Local organizer: Attila Tasnádi
Scientific Committee
Debasmita Basak, University of Nottingham
Iwan Bos, Maastricht University
Luis Corchón, Carlos III University
David Ettinger, University Paris-Dauphine
Christian Ewerhart, University of Zurich
Sergei Izmalkov, New Economic School Moscow
Marco Marini, Sapienza University of Rome
Nickolas J. Michelacakis, University of Piraeus
Attila Tasnádi, Corvinus University of Budapest
Nikolas Tsakas, University of Cyprus