Course: Industrial Organisation 1 (5203-222)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schwalbe (verantwortlich)

Type of Course:

lecture

In-Class Hours Per Week:

2

Contents:

This lecture examines specific behaviours of monopolistic or market-dominating firms. Here, special forms of price discrimination, questions of quality selection as well as monopolies on durable goods in the focus of analysis. Special problems arise in the case of multi-product monopolies. In this context, especially the questions of pricing, product diversity and price discrimination are mentioned. In the final part of the course, the effects of monopolistic firms' advertising efforts are examined.

Literature:

Pepall, Lynne / Richards, Daniel J. / Norman, George: Industrial Organization: Contemporary Theory and Practice, Blackwell, 2008

Location:

Hohenheim

Module:

• 5203-220 Basics of Industrial Organization (compulsory)