81604 - INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS

Anno Accademico 2019/2020

  • Docente: Emilio Calvano
  • Crediti formativi: 6
  • SSD: SECS-P/01
  • Lingua di insegnamento: Inglese
  • Moduli: Emilio Calvano (Modulo 1) Vincenzo Denicolò (Modulo 2)
  • Modalità didattica: Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza (Modulo 1) Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza (Modulo 2)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Laurea Magistrale in Economics (cod. 8408)

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

Students attending this course will acquire a thorough knowledge of how firms interact in markets. By the end of the module, students will understand strategic behavior in markets and how firms may gain and exploit a competitive advantage over their rivals. Furthermore, students will gain a thorough understanding of competition policy: in particular, what are its aims, how it works, and how firms must adapt their behavior in order to avoid antitrust sanctions.

Contenuti

- Firms consumers and the market

- The Exercise of Market Power

- Imperfect Competition with product differentiation

- The Control of Market Power

- The privately and socially optimal incentives to invest in research and Development

- Platforms and multi-sided markets

 

Testi/Bibliografia

Industrial Organization: Contemporary Theory and Empirical Applications (Inglese)

di Lynne Pepall, Dan Richards and George Norman

Metodi didattici

Lectures, tutorials and home assignments

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Final Written Exam

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Emilio Calvano

Consulta il sito web di Vincenzo Denicolò