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Industrial Organization

Paolo COCCORESE Industrial Organization

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DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE ECONOMICHE E STATISTICHE
EQF7
ECONOMICS
2016/2017

YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
SECONDO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1060LESSONS
PAOLO COCCORESE T Curriculum
Objectives
- KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
STUDENTS WILL ATTAIN KNOWLEDGE IN THE MODERN INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS, THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO UNDERSTAND THE MAIN PROBLEMS OF THE ECONOMICS OF COMPETITION AND THE DIFFERENT REASONS UNDERLYING THE GOVERNMENT REGULATION IN SOME ECONOMIC SECTORS.

- APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDY OF ANALYTICAL MODELS AND STRATEGIC INTERACTIONS AMONG FIRMS WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE TOOLS NECESSARY FOR INTERPRETING THE WAY OF REASONING AND ACTING OF THE DIFFERENT PARTICIPANTS IN REAL MARKETS, PARTICULARLY FIRMS AND ANTITRUST AUTHORITIES, IN ORDER TO ALLOW A COMPARISON BETWEEN BOTH POINTS OF VIEW.
Prerequisites
SOLID BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE IN MICROECONOMICS AND MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMISTS.
Contents
- INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
- PERFECT COMPETITION AND MONOPOLY
- MARKET POWER
- TECHNOLOGY AND COST
- PRICE DISCRIMINATION
- PRODUCT VARIETY AND QUALITY
- GAME THEORY
- STRATEGIC INTERACTIONS AND OLIGOPOLY MODELS
- ENTRY DETERRENCE
- PREDATORY CONDUCT
- REPEATED GAMES AND COLLUSION
- MERGERS
- VERTICAL RESTRAINTS
- ADVERTISING
- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
- MARKET REGULATION
Teaching Methods
LECTURES, CLASSES, CASE STUDIES.
Verification of learning
EVALUATION METHODS:
MID-SEMESTER & END-SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS (FOR COURSE ATTENDANTS); WRITTEN AND ORAL COMPREHENSIVE EXAM.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:
- KNOWLEDGE OF THE INDIVIDUAL TOPICS;
- CAPACITY TO CONNECT THE VARIOUS TOPICS;
- ABILITY TO USE MATHEMATICS;
- CLARITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF EXPOSITION;
- USE OF A PROPER TECHNICAL LANGUAGE.
Texts
MAIN REFERENCE:
- L. PEPALL, D.J. RICHARDS, G. NORMAN, INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION, BLACKWELL, 2008

OTHER REFERENCES:
- L. CABRAL, INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
- D.W. CARLTON, J.M. PERLOFF, MODERN INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
- P. GARELLA, L. LAMBERTINI, ORGANIZZAZIONE INDUSTRIALE, CAROCCI
- M. GRILLO, F. SILVA, IMPRESA, CONCORRENZA E ORGANIZZAZIONE
- O. SHY, INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
- J. TIROLE, THE THEORY OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
More Information
ALTHOUGH NOT COMPULSORY, ATTENDING THE LECTURES IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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