Celebrating 10 years of excellence in research TILEC Seminar ‘Game theory considerations on third countries’ access rules to EU public procurement’ by Nicola Dimitri Thursday 20 November Please click here for more information On Thursday 20 November 2014, Nicola Dimitri will present at the TILEC Seminar: 'Game theory considerations on third countries' access rules to EU public procurement' Place note the timeslot changed! The Seminar will take place from 10:45 until 11:45 in Room M1003. Lunch will be provided for seminar participants. We cordially invite you to participate. Time 10:45 – 11:45 Location M 1003 ‘Game theory considerations on third countries’ access rules to EU public procurement’ This paper aims at contributing to the discussion on the reasons for the possible difficulties in reciprocating open Public Procurement Markets (PPM), between the EU and third countries (TCs), and related policy measures the EU could adopt to enhance it. It does so focusing on some main strategic themes underlying the EU and TCs interaction in PPM. Within a very stylised game theory framework, a main message of the paper suggests that, under appropriate conditions, open PPM may be more likely when, in the parties’ negotiations, the perspective of contracting authorities prevails on that of the business firms Montesquieu building About Nicola Dimitri Dr. Dimitri is Professor of Economics at the University of Siena (Italy), Visiting Professor at the Institute for Advanced Studies (IMT) Lucca (Italy) and Life Member of Clare Hall College (Cambridge-UK). He was formerly Deputy Rector of the University of Siena and Chair of the Economics Department. He is currently the Italian Delegate to the 7th EU Framework Program (Cooperation-Social Sciences and Humanities) He has been Fullbright Student, Chevening Scholar, NATO-CNR and Fernand Braudel Fellow (EUI). From 2003 until 2008 he collaborated as Economic consultant with the Research Office of Consip, the Italian Procurement Agency for the public sector. He is one of the editors and of the authors of the "Handbook of Procurement (Cambridge University Press, 2006)" as well as of other articles and reports on procurement. He has published widely in international journals. Main Research Fields: His research interests include game and decision theory, behavioral and cognitive economics, procurement, health and pharmaceutical economics, innovation and incentives. Interested? Click here for more information. If you are interested in meeting with Nicola Dimitri please contact us, meeting slots are still available. For more information contact the Tilec secretariat Please, feel free to share this invitation with others you think may be interested in attending this event. Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC), Tilburg University Postal address: P.O. box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands Visiting address: Prof. Cobbenhagenlaan 221, Montesquieu building, 5037 DE Tilburg, The Netherlands T 0031 13 466 8789 - tilec@tilburguniversity.edu www.tilburguniversity.edu/tilec Copyright © 2014 Tilburg University. All rights reserved.