32422 - Advanced Industrial Economics

Academic Year 2018/2019

Learning outcomes

The course will introduce the student to the study of industrial organization. The goal of the course is to understand the structure of imperfectly competitive markets and the behavior of firms, with a special focus on the regulation of real-world competition. The course integrates theoretical models and empirical studies.

Course contents

  • Cultural economics.
    • Art consumption.
    • Art production.
    • Artist's income.
    • Public intervention in art.
  • Industrial organization.
    • Network.
    • Two-sided markets.
    • Public policies.

Readings/Bibliography

Pepall L., Richards D.J., Norman G. e Calzolari G. ORGANIZZAZIONE INDUSTRIALE, McGraw-Hill, Milano, terza edizione, 2017. CHAPTERS 19-20.
Candela G. e Scorcu A.E. ECONOMIA DELLE ARTI, Zanichelli, Bologna, 2004. CHAPTERS 3-4-5-6.

Teaching methods

During the lectures will be presented some models of industrial organization and discussed the main issues of industrial policy.

Assessment methods

Written and oral examination.

Teaching tools

Video projector, slides, whiteboard.

Office hours

See the website of Massimiliano Castellani