- Docente: Antonio Minniti
- Credits: 7
- SSD: SECS-P/06
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Management and Marketing (cod. 8406)
Learning outcomes
Students should achieve an understanding of the most important theories concerning the organization of industries and the behavior of firms within those industries. They should understand how industrial economics can contribute to economic policy with respect to imperfectly competitive markets.
Course contents
Aim of the course
The aim of this course is to provide a basic
understanding of the theoretical foundations of Industrial
Economics at the undergraduate level. The course covers
important issues, such as monopoly, strategic interaction and
oligopoly, competition, collusion, contracts, predatory pricing, R&D
and patents.
References
Organizzazione Industriale, McGraw Hill
Exercises and additional bibliography references will be provided to students.
Readings/Bibliography
Texts:
Organizzazione Industriale, McGraw-Hill, Lynne Pepall, Daniel J. Richards, George Norman & Giacomo Calzolari
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons
Assessment methods
Written and oral examination. In the latter assessment, students discuss topics related to industrial organization in real-life contexts.
Teaching tools
Frontal lessons.
Links to further information
https://sites.google.com/site/minnitianto77/teaching/economia-industriale
Office hours
See the website of Antonio Minniti