Conference on ‘Advances in Industrial Organization and Competition Policy’ – in honour of Prof. Stephen Martin

The Department of Economics and the Centre for Economic Institutions and Business History at the University of Reading are pleased to organise a conference on the Advances in Industrial Organization and Competition Policy – honouring the contributions of Prof Stephen Martin (Purdue University, USA) on 07 and 08 July, 2025.

Over the past 50 years Prof Stephen Martin has been contributing to the area of Industrial Organization and Competition Policy as a researcher, editor, author of books, and mentor. This conference is organized honouring the various contributions of Prof Martin and brings together academics around the globe to present and discuss cutting edge issues in this field. The conference will be held at the (Room 103, L22) London Road Campus of the University of Reading.

The keynote speaker will be Prof Dan Kovenock, Chapman University, USA.

Here are the details of the programme.

Registration: Please register in this link by Monday, 02 June 2025.

Travel, accommodation, and things to do:

The beautiful town of Reading (of Berkshire county) is located very close to London. It takes about 25 minutes by taxi to arrive from London Heathrow airport, and about 50 minutes by bus. There also are frequent direct trains connecting London Gatwick airport that takes about 90 minutes. Arriving from Central London is also easy, since there are direct trains every 15 minutes from London Paddington station to Reading that can take about 25 minutes. Reading station is also connected with fast trains with other big cities of England with airport such as Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester etc. There are many accommodation options available in Reading. The usual hotel websites would help.

Very many tourist attractions such as the Windsor Castle, Lego Land, Ascot Racecourse, the city of Oxford, Winchester, South Downs National Park, are also within half an hour commute from Reading.

Useful links: Visit University of Reading, University of Reading London Road Campus Map, Taxi company in Reading, Another taxi company in Reading, Great Western Railways, Bus from Heathrow, things to do in Berkshire.

The conference organisers are Joo Young Jeon (University of Reading) and Subhasish M. Chowdhury (University of Sheffield). In the case of any questions or if you need to apply for a visa, please contact any of them.