The
masters course in industrial organization assumes intermediate level
background in macro- and microeconomics as well as game theory. The
course consists of 14 lectures and 6 review sections. In addition, students
are supposed to hand in 2 assignments. The course ends up with a final
exam. The final exam contributes 70% and each home assignment contributes
30% to the course grade.
Theory of a firm.
Martin, ch. 8,
Williamson, ch. 3.
Mergers and acquisitions.
Martin,
ch. 9, Shy, ch.8.
Price
discrimination.
J. Tirole,
ch. 3.
Differentiated
products, increasing returns to scale and monopolistic competition.
Shy, ch. 7.
Agglomeration
of industrial production.
Krugman,
Ottaviano.
IO & Macroeconomics.
Martin, ch. 15.
Social costs
of monopoly.
Cowling and Mueller.
Natural
monopoly and its regulation.
Sharkey.
Restaurant economics.
Shy, ch.
17.
10. Economics
of superstars.
Rosen.
Fishing industry.
Shy, ch. 17.
Literature
Cowling K. and
D. Mueller, 1978, The Social Costs of Monopoly Power, The Economic
Journal, vol. 88, 727-748.
Shy
O., 1995, Industrial Organization, MIT Press.
Martin
S., 1993, Advanced Industrial Economics, Blackwell.
Krugman
P., 1991, “Increasing Returns and Economic Geography”, Journal
of Political Economy 99, 483-499.
Ottaviano
G., 1991, “Ad usum delphini: A primer in new economic geography”,
mimeo.
Rosen
S., 1981, The Economics of Superstars, American Economic Review,
vol. 71, 845-858.
Sharkey
W., 1982, The Theory of Natural Monopoly, Cambridge University
Press.
Tirole
J., 1988, The Theory of Industrial Organization, MIT Press
