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Francine Lafontaine

William Davidson Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy,
Ross School of Business;
Professor of Economics (by courtesy),
University of Michigan;
Former Director, Bureau of Economics, U.S. Federal Trade Commission

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Bryan M. Ricchetti
Celeste C. Saravia

or any member of our senior staff.

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22nd Annual International Industrial Organization Conference (IIOC)

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Francine Lafontaine Honored with 2023 IOS Distinguished Service Award

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21st Annual International Industrial Organization Conference (IIOC)

Press Release

Cornerstone Research Named in 2022 Matters of the Year in U.S. and Europe

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Cornerstone Research and SIEPR Cosponsored Healthcare Conference

“How Do Firms Protect Competitively Sensitive Information? The Case of Franchising., Session Chair and Presenter, 22nd Annual International Industrial Organization Conference (IIOC), 4 May 2024
“Vertical Contracts and Product Introduction: Evidence from the US Yogurt Industry,” Discussant, 22nd Annual International Industrial Organization Conference (IIOC), 5 May 2024

“How Is Healthcare Changing? How Is the Government Responding?,” Cornerstone Research and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) Cosponsored Healthcare Conference, 26 January 2017

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