Industrial Organization
The Industrial Organisation course is made available digitally via video podcasts and supervised via an Olat course. There you will find lecture notes, podcasts and further information.
General information
Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Philipp Weinschenk Dr. Christian Bach |
Semester | Winter term |
Date / Room | The Industrial Organisation course is made available digitally via video podcasts and supervised via an Olat course. There you will find lecture notes, podcasts and further information. |
| Module number | WIW-IIO-M-7 |
CP | 4,5 |
| Language | Englisch |
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| Module manual | |
| Master's specialization |
Content
This course deals with the basic concepts of industrial economics. The strategic behaviour of companies is examined with the help of theoretical models.
The following core topics are discussed:
- Monopoly: one good, several goods, price discrimination
- Static oligopoly: price competition (Bertrand), quantity competition (Cournot), differentiated goods (Hotelling and Salop), capacity constraints
- Dynamic oligopoly: collusion, varying demand, unobservable deviations
Competences and intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to
- Recommend courses of action for companies.
- assess the strategic behaviour of companies.
- evaluate non-competitive markets.
- contrast different market forms