Cabral, L. (2018) Economia industriale. Roma: Carocci. ISBN: 9788843092611
Learning Objectives
The study of the relationships between oligopolistic competition, business strategies, antitrust, industrial and innovation policies is a fundamental component of a graduate student's education in economics.
Specific learning objectives include:
- knowledge of micro-economic analyses;
- ability to understand contemporay market tendencies, competition and market power, and public policies;
- ability to apply theoretical frameworks to assess the results of different market structures and firms' behaviours
This knowledge and competencies can be applied in a variety of professional fields ranging from public administration to private companies.
Prerequisites
Undergraduate microeconomics
Teaching Methods
Lectures, seminars and laboratories with student presentations of individual or team works
Further information
a) Chapters 2, 3 and 4 (section 4.2 excluded) are part of the prerequisites (i.e. they are not the subject of specific questions during the final exam).
b) The programme for the final exam includes the following chapters: 1, from 5 to 10, and from 12 to 15.
c) Students that regularly attend the course can choose to perform an individual or a group work (a laboratory) on a specific subject, which is chosen from a list that is defined by the teacher and presented during the course
Type of Assessment
ORAL exam (for June-July-September)
Students that regularly attend the course can choose to perform an individual or a group work (a laboratory) on a specific subject, which is chosen from a list that is defined by the teacher and presented during the course. The laboratory accounts for 30% of the final grade. The remaining 70% comes from the final exam (ORAL exam).
Course program
The programme for the final exam includes the following chapters: 1, from 5 to 10, and from 12 to 15.
The programme includes, in particular:
- what is industrial organization?;
- Market failure and public policy;
- Price discrimination;
- Games and strategies;
- Oligopoly;
- Collusion and price wars;
- Market structure;
- Market foreclosure;
- Vertical relations;
- Product differentiation;
- Innovation.