- Docente: Vincenzo Denicolò
- Credits: 6
- SSD: SECS-P/01
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Economics and Econometrics (cod. 5977)
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from Nov 13, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024
Learning outcomes
Students attending this course will acquire a thorough knowledge of how firms interact in markets. By the end of the module, students will understand strategic behavior in markets and how firms may gain and exploit a competitive advantage over their rivals. Furthermore, students will gain a thorough understanding of competition policy: in particular, what are its aims, how it works, and how firms must adapt their behavior in order to avoid antitrust sanctions.
Course contents
1. Basic models of oligopoly
2. Horizontal mergers
3. Vertical relations
4. Collusion
5. Exclusive dealing
6. Bundling
7. Innovation
Readings/Bibliography
J. Tirole, The Theory of Industrial Organization, MIT Press
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminars
Assessment methods
Oral examination
Teaching tools
Further readings will be circulated in due course
Office hours
See the website of Vincenzo Denicolò