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| Semester | fall semester 2019 |
| Course frequency | Every fall 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. |
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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 |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Electives Bachelor Business and Economics: Recommendations (Bachelor's degree subject: Business and Economics) Module: Economics II (Bachelor's Studies: Business and Economics) |
| Assessment format | end-of-semester examination |
| Assessment details | written exam: 22.01.20; 13:15-14:45. WWZ S15: A-C; Physik: D-Z. Die Adressen der Prüfungsräume finden Sie hier: https://wwz.unibas.ch/de/studium/pruefungen/vorlesungs-und-pruefungsraeume/ . Bitte kontrollieren Sie die Raumzuteilung kurz vor den Prüfungen noch einmal! You can still withdraw from the examination by submitting a completed, signed form to our office from 15.10.19 until 25.10.19 / 12:00 o’clock. Withdrawals sent by email will not be accepted. You will find the examination withdrawal form on the Homepage of the Student Dean’s Office. Prior to 14.10.19, please only use MONA for withdrawing. The exam rooms will be published up to 08.12.19. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Registration: 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 |