57th PARIS World Congress on Economics, Law and Product Development (PELPD-26)

Call for papers/Topics

Topics of interest for submission include any topics related to:

1. Economics

Focuses on resource allocation, market behavior, and the financial viability of products.

• Microeconomics of Product Design

• Elasticity of Demand: How price changes affect consumer interest.

• Utility Theory: Measuring how much "satisfaction" a product provides.

• Substitution Effects: How competitors influence product features.

• Macro-Environmental Factors

• Inflation and Purchasing Power: Impact on production costs and retail pricing.

• Global Supply Chain Economics: Comparative advantage in sourcing components.

• Behavioral Economics

• Nudging: Designing product interfaces to influence user choice.

• Loss Aversion: Marketing strategies based on what users fear losing.

2. Law

Focuses on the rules, rights, and responsibilities governing products and creators.

• Intellectual Property (IP) Law

• Patents: Protecting functional inventions and designs.

• Trademarks: Branding, logos, and market identity.

• Copyright: Software code, manuals, and creative content.

• Liability and Tort Law

• Product Liability: Legal responsibility for defects or consumer harm.

• Duty of Care: Standards for testing and safety warnings.

• Regulatory Compliance

• Data Privacy (GDPR/CCPA): Legal requirements for digital product data.

• Environmental Law: Regulations on disposal, emissions, and materials (e.g., RoHS).

3. Product Development (PD)

Focuses on the lifecycle of a product from ideation to launch.

• Design Methodologies

• Agile vs. Waterfall: Project management frameworks.

• Human-Centered Design (HCD): Prioritizing user needs and ergonomics.

• Technical R&D

• Prototyping: Iterative builds and Minimum Viable Products (MVPs).

• Quality Assurance (QA): Stress testing and bug tracking.

• Commercialization

• Go-To-Market (GTM) Strategy: Launch timing and channel selection.

• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM): Managing a product from birth to retirement.

4. Interrelated Topics (The Overlap)

This is where the three fields collide to influence business strategy.

Law + Economics (Law and Economics)

• Antitrust and Competition Policy: How legal rulings on monopolies affect market prices.

• Transaction Cost Economics: The cost of drafting contracts vs. the economic benefit of the deal.

• Contract Theory: Using legal agreements to align economic incentives between partners.

Economics + Product Development

• Target Costing: Designing a product specifically to fit a pre-determined market price.

• Economies of Scale: How developing products for mass production lowers the per-unit cost.

• Network Effects: Products that become more valuable (economically) as more people use them (e.g., social media).

Law + Product Development

• Design for Compliance: Building products that automatically adhere to safety or privacy laws.

• Freedom to Operate (FTO): Analyzing existing patents before starting development to avoid lawsuits.

• Standard Essential Patents (SEPs): Developing products that rely on industry standards (like 5G or USB-C).

The Triple Intersection: The Innovation Ecosystem

• Venture Capital & FinTech: The legal structures (contracts) used to fund (economics) new tech (PD).

• Sustainability & ESG: The legal mandate to be "green," the economic cost of sustainable materials, and the engineering of recyclable products.

• Disruptive Innovation: How new products (PD) break existing markets (Economics) and force the creation of new regulations (Law).