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Oligo Society

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

Emmanuelle Auriol, Paul Heidhues, and other participants
Coffee fter the conference Paul Heidhues (left), Ramakanta Patra, Christian Ewerhart
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2023 Padua

Keynote speakers: Gabrielle Demange and Massimo Motta | Local organizers: Riccardo Camboni, Leonardo Madio, Fabio Manenti, Riccardo Saulle, Orestis Troumpounis, and Paola Valbonesi

Gala dinner with Gabrielle Demange
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2022 Nicosia

Keynote speaker: Patrick Rey | Local organizer: Nikolas Tsakas

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2021 Maastricht (Virtual)

Keynote speaker: David Myatt | Local organizers: Iwan Bos, Christian Ewerhart

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2020 Virtual

Keynote speaker: Natalia Fabra | Local organizers: Christian Ewerhart, Sergei Izmalkov, Attila Tasnádi

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2019 Nottingham

Keynote speaker: Mark Armstrong | Local organizer: Debasmita Basak

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2018 Piraeus

Keynote speaker: Costas Arkolakis | Local organizer: Nickolas Michelakacis

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2017 Moscow

Keynote speaker: Jacques-François Thisse | Local organizer: Sergei Izmalkov

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2016 Paris

Keynote speaker: Giancarlo Spagnolo | Local organizer: David Ettinger

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2015 Madrid

Keynote speaker: Luis Cabral | Local organizer: Luis Corchón

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2014 Rome

Keynote speaker: Jean Gabszewicz | Local organizer: Marco Marini

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2013 Budapest

Keynote speaker: Botond Köszegi | Local organizer: Attila Tasnádi

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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