81604 - INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS

Anno Accademico 2024/2025

  • Docente: Vincenzo Denicolò
  • Crediti formativi: 6
  • SSD: SECS-P/01
  • Lingua di insegnamento: Inglese
  • Modalità didattica: Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Laurea Magistrale in Economics and Econometrics (cod. 5977)

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

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.

Contenuti

1. Basic models of oligopoly

2. Horizontal mergers

3. Vertical relations

4. Collusion

5. Exclusive dealing

6. Bundling

7. Innovation

Testi/Bibliografia

J. Tirole, The theory of Industrial Organization, MIT Press

Metodi didattici

Lectures and seminars

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Oral exam

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

Further readings will be circulated in due course

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Vincenzo Denicolò