Module: Basics of Industrial Organization (5203-220)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schwalbe (verantwortlich)

Degree Program:

• Business Administration and Economics (Bachelor, since 01.10.2017)
  4. Semester, semi-elective

Relation to other Modules:

GVWL 1: Markets and Economic Decisions (5210-010), GVWL 3: Imperfect Competition and Strategic Interaction (5203-070)

Prerequisites for Attendance:

none

Sprache:

German

ECTS:

6 credits

Frequency:

every summer semester

Length of the Module:

1 semester

Final examination:

written exam

Length of the examination:

120 minutes

Workload:

180 hours: 56 hours class attendance 124 hours independent study

Professional competences:

The students have in-depth knowledge in the core field of industrial economics: Monopolies and market-dominating firms. They know and understand sprecific behaviours of monopolistic corporations and can assess their impact in terms of competitive economics and comprehend advanced methods and concepts of game theory. They are able to apply the acquired knowledge to industrial economic issues. The students have developend an understanding for advanced, multi-layered game theoretic concepts.

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