NIFK14022U Industrial Organization
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The course will present students with some of 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
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 business organizations as
well as policy analysts.
After completing the course the student should be able to:
Knowledge:
Students are expected to
- Know some theoretical modeling and results concerning
different market forms; quantity, pricing and bundling, product
variety and quality.
- Know some modeling and results concerning firms’ strategic
interaction; Cournot, Bertrand and Stackelberg models.
- Know some modeling and result concerning anticompetitive
strategies; limit pricing and entry deterrence, predatory pricing,
cartels and collusion.
- Know some modeling and results concerning contractual
relations between firms; horizontal and vertical mergers.
Skills:
Students are expected to
- Understand 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
Standard textbook in Industrial Economics e.g. Pepall, Richards and Norman, Industrial Organization: Contemporary Theory and Empirical Application, Blackwell (4’th Ed.).
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 3
- Lectures
- 32
- Preparation
- 123
- Project work
- 20
- Theory exercises
- 28
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written examination, 3 hours under invigilationWritten assignment, made during the courseDescription of Examination: 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.
The grade is to be set as a weighted average of the results from the part-examinations.
Weight: Written examination= 75% Written essay= 25% - Aid
- All aids allowed
NB: If the exam is held at the ITX, the ITX will provide you a computer. Private computer, tablet or mobile phone CANNOT be brought along to the exam. Books and notes should be brought on paper or saved on a USB key.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
One internal examiner
- Re-exam
oral reexamination (20 - 30 minutes)
Criteria for exam assesment
To obtain the grade 12 the student has to fullfil the Learning Outcome
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NIFK14022U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 1
- Schedule
- B
- Course capacity
- No limits
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Natural Resources and Environment
Contracting department
- Department of Food and Resource Economics
Course responsibles
- Mette Asmild (4-7e767284517a7783803f7c863f757c)