| Ansvarligt institut | Fødevareøkonomisk Institut | ||||||||||||||
| English Title | Industrial Organization | ||||||||||||||
| Tidligst mulig placering | Kandidat 1.år | ||||||||||||||
| Varighed | En blok | ||||||||||||||
| Pointværdi | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||
| Kursustype | Kandidatkursus | ||||||||||||||
| Eksamen | Sluteksamen skriftlig prøve Skriftlig auditorieeksamen uden hjælpemidler Beskrivelse af eksamen: 3-hour written examination in course curriculum. During the course the student has to hand in an essay which will be part of the overall assesment Vægtning: Written examination= 75% Written essay= 25% 7-trinsskala, ingen censur Eksamensdatoer: 11. november 2011 | ||||||||||||||
| Rammer for Undervisning | Lectures, exercises, assignments, essay writing, group work and group discussion. | ||||||||||||||
| Blokplacering | Block 1 Ugestruktur: B | ||||||||||||||
| Undervisningssprog | Engelsk | ||||||||||||||
| Begrænset deltagerantal | none | ||||||||||||||
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| The course will introduce students to the main results and models of modern industrial economics. It is a standard course focusing on theoretical as well as applied aspects of industrial organization. Main topics covered are: - Market structure and market power - Cost and technology - Monopoly power - Oligopoly and strategic interaction - Anticompetitive strategies - Contractual relations between firms | |||||||||||||||
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| The instruction consists of a combination of lectures (which review the basic theories and models) exercises, case studies, text reading and discussion. In addition each student will have to write an individual essay. | |||||||||||||||
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| Learning Outcome: The objective of this course is to learn concepts and techniques of analysis in Industrial Economics and to apply this knowledge to problems faced by decision makers in the agri-food industry and business organizations, as well as policy analysts. After completing the course the student should be able to: Knowledge: Students are expected to - Know basic theoretical modeling and results concerning different market forms; quantity, pricing and bundling, product variety and quality. - Know basic modeling and results concerning firms' strategic interaction; Cournot, Bertrand and Stackelberg models. - Know basic modeling and result concerning anticompetitive strategies; limit pricing and entry deterrence, predatory pricing, cartels and collusion. - Know basic modeling and results concerning contractual relations between firms; horizontal and vertical mergers. Skills: Students are expected to - Understand and practice various results and techniques related to market forms, organization and firms' strategic interaction. - Reflect on particular cases using the models and analytical tools of industrial economics Competences: Students should be able to - Identify and analyze basic industrial organization issues. - Analyze particular issues related to firms strategies and market forms within the agribusiness industry. | |||||||||||||||
| Litteraturhenvisninger | |||||||||||||||
| Standard introductory textbook in Industrial Economics e.g. Pepall, Richards and Norman, Industrial Organization: Contemporary Theory and Empirical Application, Blackwell (4'th Ed.). | |||||||||||||||
| Kursusansvarlig | |||||||||||||||
| Per Svejstrup Hansen, psh@foi.dk, Fødevareøkonomisk Institut/Faggruppe for International Økonomi og Politik, Tlf: 353-32271 | |||||||||||||||
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