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| Semester | spring semester 2022 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers | Catherine Roux (catherine.roux@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Content: This course is an introduction to industrial organization. Industrial organization is a branch of microeconomics that studies imperfect competition and concerns the structure, management and performance of firms and markets. We will study determinants of market structure, firm costs, pricing decisions and strategic interactions among firms. We will also examine antitrust and other regulatory responses to market power. |
| Learning objectives | 1. Understand and explain ways in which imperfect competition differs from perfect competition. 2. Solve problems analyzing competition in various settings. 3. Analyze effects of government policy on competition outcomes. 4. Understand and explain how assumptions relate to conclusions in IO models. |
| Bibliography | -Tirole, Jean (1988), The Theory of Industrial Organization, MIT Press. -Motta, Massimo (2004), Competition Policy: Theory and Practice, Cambridge University Press. -Carlton, Dennis and Jeffrey Perloff (2004), Modern Industrial Organization, Pearson. -Viscusi, W. Kip, Joseph E. Harrington Jr. and John M.Vernon: Economics of Regulation and Antitrust. Massachusetts: MIT Press (2005) -Belleflamme, Paul and Martin Peitz (2010). "Industrial Organization - Markets and Strategies". Cambridge University Press, New York. |
| Comments | The course will be taught mainly digitally (recordings) with three "in class" lectures on the following dates (see below): mondays 21.2. and 23.05.2022, 10.15-12.00, and tuesday 05.04.2022, 14.15-16.00 |
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| Admission requirements | Prerequisites: 10135 Mathematik I, 10134 Intermediate Microeconomics Those who do not fulfill this requirement, take the course at their own risk and must possibly expect a higher proportion of own contribution in order to be successful. |
| Course application | Registration: Please enrol in MOnA. EUCOR-Students and students of other Swiss Universities have to enrol at the students administration office (studseksupport1@unibas.ch) within the official enrolment period. Enrolment = Registration for the exam! |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Monday | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 14.15-16.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Comments | The course will be taught mainly digitally (recordings) with three "in class" lectures on the following dates (see below): |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 21.02.2022 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Tuesday 05.04.2022 | 14.15-16.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Monday 23.05.2022 | 10.15-12.00 | Biozentrum, Hörsaal U1.141 |
| Modules |
Electives Bachelor Business and Economics: Recommendations (Bachelor's degree subject: Business and Economics (Start of studies before 01.08.2021)) Modul: Aufbau Economics (Bachelor's Studies: Business and Economics) Modul: Wahlbereich in Wirtschaftswissenschaften (Bachelor's degree subject: Business and Economics) Module: Economics II (Bachelor's Studies: Business and Economics (Start of studies before 01.08.2021)) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | written exam: 16.06.22; 10:15-11:45. Bernoullinaum: A-M; HS 102: N-Z. The addresses of the examination rooms can be found here: https://wwz.unibas.ch/de/studium/pruefungen/vorlesungs-und-pruefungsraeume/ The exam is scheduled in presence. If entrance checks are necessary for the exam due to Covid protection measures, the start of the exam may still be delayed by up to 30 minutes. In case COVID-19 protective measures prevent examination on site, the faculty reserves the right to conduct the examination electronically during the same time slot. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics , studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Faculty of Business and Economics |