In Conversation with José Azar

Watch the latest ECGI Conversation as Dr. Tom Gosling interviews Prof. José Azar, Associate Professor of Finance at IESE Business School at the University of Navarra, on his award-winning co-authored paper ‘Revisiting the Anticompetitive Effects of Common Ownership’. This paper won the 2023 ECGI Finance Prize for the Best Working Paper.

Prof. Azar delves into the critical themes and key issues of his paper:

- The importance of the distinction between intra-industry common ownership and inter-industry common ownership and how they affect competition differently

- How the findings compare with previous research on common ownership in the airline industry

- What regulators should conclude from the paper

- The opposing effects the two different models of common ownership can have

We hope you enjoy the conversation.

ECGI Conversations is an interview series aimed at uncovering valuable insights, ideas, and perspectives from cutting-edge academic research. Hosted by ECGI Executive Fellow, Dr. Tom Gosling, this series delivers engaging discussions with leading experts in the field.

The ECGI Conversation Series is part of the Responsible Capitalism initiative.

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