Course 2011-2012 a.y.

Go to class group/s: 31

CLMG (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/01) - M (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/01) - IM (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/01) - MM (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/01) - AFC (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/01) - CLAPI (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/01) - CLEFIN-FINANCE (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/01) - CLELI (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/01) - ACME (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/01) - DES-ESS (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/01) - EMIT (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/01)

Course Director:
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 Aid.

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

The exam is in written form.

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 30/03/2011 12:00