Content: The core of this course industrial organization theory; covering central aspects of firms' strategic choices on price structure, product and quality choice, marketing, investments and R&D; topics that also are central in design of public procurement, regulation, competition and consumer protection policy, etc. The basic models of game and oligopoly theory and principal-agent theory are analyzed and applied. Brief policy cases presented by the students will be discussed within the course.
Assessments: The course can be assessed through written examination, take-home examination, compulsory course components, paper, essay and/or oral examination. |