Course 2008-2009 a.y.

8289 - INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS AND COMPETITION POLICY


MM-LS - AFC-LS - CLAPI-LS - CLEFIN-LS - CLELI-LS - DES-LS - CLG-LS - M-LS - IM-LS - ACME-LS - EMIT-LS

Department of Economics

Course taught in English

Go to class group/s: 31
MM-LS (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - AFC-LS (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - CLAPI-LS (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - CLEFIN-LS (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - CLELI-LS (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - DES-LS (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - CLG-LS (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - M-LS (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - IM-LS (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - ACME-LS (6 credits - II sem. - AI) - EMIT-LS (6 credits - II sem. - AI)
Course Director:
ANGELO MARCELLO CARDANI

Classes: 31 (II sem.)
Instructors:
Class 31: ANGELO MARCELLO CARDANI


Course Objectives

The course aims at equipping students with tools to interpret the economics of competition policy intervention. Moreover, the course compares the Italian, the European and the approach to anti-trust policy, and it discusses prominent Italian and international anti-trust cases.


Course Content Summary

  • Competition policy: history, objective, and the norms  
  • Market power and welfare: introduction  
  • Market definition and the assessment of market power  
  • Collusion and horizontal agreements  
  • Horizontal mergers  
  • Vertical restraints and vertical mergers  
  • Predation, monopolization and other abusive practices  
  • State Aids  
  • International competition policy

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

The exam will be in written form.
Students may take the exam either in two parts: a 1st partial exam and a 2nd partial exam, or as one general exam at the end of the course. 


Textbooks

  • M. MOTTA, Competition Policy. Theory and Practice, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, last edition.
Exam textbooks & Online Articles (check availability at the Library)
Last change 09/06/2008 14:43