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Industrial Economics
91898

Description
Course Program 
1) Basics of Microeconomics;
2) market structure and market power; 
3) Technology and production costs; 
4) Monopolies and price discrimination; 
5) Game theory and Cournot competition; 
6) Price competition;
7) Competition and sequential games;
8) predatory prices; 
9) Collusion and repeated games; 
10) Merges; 
11) R&D and patents. 

ECTS credits
6

Teaching Language
italiano

Exam Language
italiano

Support Materials Language
italiano

Basic Learning Outcomes
  • To understand the functioning of different market forms and the decisions of firms regarding prices, quantities, innovation choices, and growth, both internal and external.
    (91898.1 - 91898.IndEcon.1 - BET - To understand the functioning of different market forms and the decisions of firms regarding prices, quantities, innovation choices, and growth, both internal and external.)
  • To understand the interrelations between firm behavior and the different market structures and the resulting effects.
    (91898.2 - 91898.IndEcon.2 - BET - To understand the interrelations between firm behavior and the different market structures and the resulting effects.)
  • To analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the economic system, considering market concentration, with the resulting degree of monopolistic power, and studying the choices and strategies of firms.
    (91898.3 - 91898.IndEcon.3 - BET - To analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the economic system, considering market concentration, with the resulting degree of monopolistic power, and studying the choices and strategies of firms.)
  • To evaluate whether and how market structures and firm behavior contribute to development and well-being in a production system, through innovation and the pursuit of efficiency.
    (91898.4 - 91898.IndEcon.4 - BET - To evaluate whether and how market structures and firm behavior contribute to development and well-being in a production system, through innovation and the pursuit of efficiency.)
  • To analyze how public policies, in particular those protecting the market and competition and regulation, can be used in order to improve market functioning.
    (91898.5 - 91898.IndEcon.5 - BET - To analyze how public policies, in particular those protecting the market and competition and regulation, can be used in order to improve market functioning.)
  • To understand and discuss recent developments in the field of industrial policies in Europe
    (91898.6 - 91898.IndEcon.6 - BET - To understand and discuss recent developments in the field of industrial policies in Europe)

Final Learning Outcomes

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Managing Entity (faculty)
Department of Economics and Law (UNICAS)