- Docente: Enrico Santarelli
- Credits: 6
- SSD: SECS-P/02
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Law and Economics (cod. 9221)
Learning outcomes
The course focuses on the economic, institutional, and regulatory specificities of network industries and public utilities. It is designed to provide a broad introduction to network indstries and public utilities, and will start the process of preparing students to conduct research in the area. The course integrates theoretical models and empirical studies.
Course contents
Definitions: essentials facilities (the network and its services); direct and indirect network externalities; congestion externalities and price discrimination; net neutrality; etc. Structural features of network industries. Technology advance and standardization.The monopolist as a bottleneck. Regulation of access pricing. Industry cases: Telecommunications; Broadcasting; Information; transport networks; Non-obvious networks.
Readings/Bibliography
Shy, O. - THE ECONOMICS OF NETWORK INDUSTRIES, Cambridge University Press; Economides, N. - Public Policies in Network Industries.
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussions, coursework.
Assessment methods
Coursework (40%), final written exam (60%).
Teaching tools
Other teaching material, including slides used during the lectures and papers on specific topics will be made available to students on a weekly basis through the iol system.
Office hours
See the website of Enrico Santarelli
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.