- Docente: Diego Lanzi
- Credits: 6
- SSD: SECS-P/01
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Information Science for Management (cod. 8014)
Learning outcomes
The course provides microeconomic methods, concepts and tools for analyzing: (i) information goods markets; (ii) production and consumption choices in digital goods markets; (iii) internet markets and (iv) software markets.
Course contents
1. Introduction to Microeconomics and Information Economics
2. Information goods
3. Lock-in effects, network externalities and the issue of compatibility
4. Competition in information goods markets
5. Copyright and Copyleft: the software market
6. Internet Economics
7. Broadband markets
Readings/Bibliography
Varian H.R. (2005) "Microeconomics", Cafoscarina, Venezia
Comino S., Manenti F. (2008) "Economia di Internet e delle ICT", Giappichelli, Torino
Varian H.R. (2002) “The Economics of Information Technology”, dispensa
Lanzi D. (2003) “Reti e Comportamento Strategico: un'introduzione”, dispensa
MacKie-Mason J., Varian H.R. (1994) ''Economic FAQs about the Internet'', Journal of Economic Perspective, 8(3), pp.75-96
Jackson M. (2003) “A Survey on Models of Network Formation: Efficiency and Stability”, dispensa
Assessment methods
Written Exam
Office hours
See the website of Diego Lanzi