37297 - INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION

Anno Accademico 2019/2020

  • Docente: Flavio Delbono
  • Crediti formativi: 9
  • SSD: SECS-P/01
  • Lingua di insegnamento: Inglese
  • Modalità didattica: Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Laurea in Business and economics/economia e gestione di impresa (cod. 8965)

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

At the end of the course students are able to understand firm behavior at the strategic level for what concern pricing, market equilibrium, investments and innovation. The course will introduce studnets to studying organisational issues related to incentives and agency theory.

Contenuti

Part 1: Presentation of the course, background, perfect competition

Part 2: Monopoly and price discrimination.

Part 3: Strategic interaction, game theory, oligopolistic markets

Part 4: Non price-competition, entry barriers, collusion, advertising, R&D

Part 5: Antitrust and regulatory instruments

Testi/Bibliografia

L. Pepall, D. Richards, G. Norman, Industrial Organization, 4th ed., Blackwell, 2008

Metodi didattici

Traditional front teaching.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Mid-semester written exam and final written exam. Exams will be made of questions and exercises.

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Flavio Delbono