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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.


Oligo Workshop 2026

The Oligo Society organizes one workshop each year, usually in early June. If you are interested in becoming the local organizer of a future workshop, please contact any member of the Scientific Committee or write an email to office@oligo-society.org. Indications of interest for the organization of the upcoming workshop in 2026 will be collected until early fall 2025.


Previous Workshops


2025 Cambridge, UK

Keynote speakers: Steven Tadelis, Xavier Vives | Local organizers: Flavio Toxvaerd, Christos Genakos

Steve Tadelis Punting Xavier Vives and other participants
Impression Cambridge Anne Barthel Xavier Vives
Link to the conference page


2024 Rethymno, Greece

Keynote speakers: Emmanuelle Auriol, Vincenzo Denicolò, Paul Heidhues | Local organizer: Giorgos Stamatopoulos

Emmanuelle Auriol, Paul Heidhues, and other participants
Coffee after the conference Paul Heidhues (left), Ramakanta Patra, Christian Ewerhart
Link to the conference page


2023 Padua, Italy

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
Link to the conference page

2022 Nicosia, Cyprus

Keynote speaker: Patrick Rey | Local organizer: Nikolas Tsakas

Link to the conference page

2021 Maastricht, Netherlands (Virtual)

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

Link to the conference page

2020 Virtual

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

Final Program


2019 Nottingham, UK

Keynote speaker: Mark Armstrong | Local organizer: Debasmita Basak

Final Program


2018 Piraeus, Greece

Keynote speaker: Costas Arkolakis | Local organizer: Nickolas Michelakacis

Link to the conference page

2017 Moscow, Russia

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

Link to the conference page

2016 Paris, France

Keynote speaker: Giancarlo Spagnolo | Local organizer: David Ettinger

Final Program


2015 Madrid, Spain

Keynote speaker: Luis Cabral | Local organizer: Luis Corchón

Final Program


2014 Rome, Italy

Keynote speaker: Jean Gabszewicz | Local organizer: Marco Marini

Final Program


2013 Budapest, Hungary

Keynote speaker: Botond Köszegi | Local organizer: Attila Tasnádi

Final Program

Marcella Scrimitore Federico Quartieri Daniel Cracau Luis Corchón Botond Köszegi
Botond Köszegi and Attila Tásnadi Carmen Beviá Marco Marini Támas Balogh Christian Ewerhart and Attila Tásnadi

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