Industrial Economy
A.Y. 2025/2026
Learning objectives
Undefined
Expected learning outcomes
Undefined
Lesson period: Second trimester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second trimester
Course syllabus
1. Introduction to industrial organization
2. Consumer
3. Firm
4. Competition, equilibrium, efficiency
5. Market failures, regulation and competition policy
6. Price discrimination
7. Games and strategies
8, Oligopoly
9. Collusion and price wars
10. Market structure and its evolution
11. Horizontal mergers
12. Entry, exit and strategic behavior
13. Vertical relationships
14. Product differentiation
15. Research and development
16. Network externalities
2. Consumer
3. Firm
4. Competition, equilibrium, efficiency
5. Market failures, regulation and competition policy
6. Price discrimination
7. Games and strategies
8, Oligopoly
9. Collusion and price wars
10. Market structure and its evolution
11. Horizontal mergers
12. Entry, exit and strategic behavior
13. Vertical relationships
14. Product differentiation
15. Research and development
16. Network externalities
Prerequisites for admission
Basic knowledge of microeconomics.
Teaching methods
Frontal lectures, exercises, case studies, simulations.
Teaching Resources
Cabral, L. (2018), Economia industriale, Carocci Editore.
Additional readings, both mandatory and optional, will be communicated at the beginning of the course.
Additional readings, both mandatory and optional, will be communicated at the beginning of the course.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The assessment of the learning achievements consists of a final written exam lasting one hour and thirty minutes. The exam consists of multiple choice questions that verify the knowledge of the textbook and the acquired reasoning skills, one open question and one exercise based on examples provided during the lessons. The student will be allowed to use a calculator. The assessment will be based on the accuracy of the answers, on the correctness of the procedure for solving the exercises, on the precision of the technical language where necessary.
Professor(s)
Reception:
Friday 9-12
Room 16, second floor, via Conservatorio 7/MS- TEAMS (please send me an email for booking a slot)