The 14th Annual Summer School will take place from 29th June to 11th July, 2019, in  AMATHUS BEACH HOTEL, Rhodes, Greece.   

Who does it target?

The Summer School is designed for professionals working in the wider areas of Competition Policy and Network Industry Regulation, in:

 Competition Authorities and in Regulatory Bodies.
 Economic or Law Consultancies. 
 Private and Public firms and organizations affected by interference in the form of sectoral regulation or antitrust and merger policies. 
 Ministries or International Organizations. 
 Postgraduate (and Doctoral) students specialising in Competition and Regulation.

The School provides a comprehensive account of the most up to date developments in economic theory, empirical analysis, legislation and policy in the areas of Competition and Regulation. Participants of the Summer School join a vibrant community of motivated students from all over the world and a distinguished international faculty.

Objective of the Summer School

The aim of the CRESSE Summer School is to familiarise participants with the new economic literature, the recent legal developments and with the methods that are used to assess business practices in the context of Competition Law. Also to establish a clear link between the new theories and the day to day work of practitioners, enabling participants to face and answer difficult questions about the practical matters they come across in their work in an economically and legally informed manner. ​​​
                      
CRESSE Summer School Partners

CRESSE is very pleased to announce a partnership with two renowned Canadian centres, the Rotman Institute for International Business, in the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and the Phelps Centre for the Study of Government and Business in the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia (“the Centres”).  The goal is to facilitate and encourage greater participation by young Canadian economists in the conference and summer school.

Specifically, Canadians (and others working or studying in Canada) that wish to attend the CRESSE Summer School can apply for fellowships to the following centers:

Phelps Centre for the Study of Government and Business
Sauder School of Business
University of British Columbia
 
Rotman Institute for International Business
Rotman School of Management
University of Toronto

Eligible recipients of these fellowships are (a) Canadian Ph.D.students and post-doctoral students in economics or business (b) Untenured Canadian faculty members in economics departments or business schools (c) Economist employees of the Canadian Competition Bureau.

For further information please contact:

Thomas W. Ross
UPS Foundation Professor of Regulation and Competition Policy
Sauder School of Business
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, B.C.  Canada  V6T 1Z2
E-Mail: tom.ross@sauder.ubc.ca