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Seit WiSe 2023/24

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Competition Policy: Theory and Practice

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Ivanova-Stenzel, Radosveta

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Zugehörigkeit


Fakultät VII

Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre und Wirtschaftsrecht

37311100 FG Mikroökonomie

Volkswirtschaftslehre

Kontakt


H 91

Ivanova-Stenzel, Radosveta

ivanova-stenzel@tu-berlin.de

Learning Outcomes

The main goal of this course is to provide the students with a systematic treatment of the fundamental questions, approaches and models in imperfectly competitive markets and their applications to real world competition policy. The students will become concerned with the causes and consequences of market power, strategic behavior of firms in markets with market power, the overall performance of markets. Each topic will be dealt with its relevance for practical competition policy; as e.g., cartel policy, merger control, and the control of abusive practices.

Content

Main topics of the course: Objectives, history and the law of Competition Policy, sources and consequences of market power, the relevant market and market power, collusion and antitrust policy, horizontal mergers and merger control, vertical restraints and exclusion, strategies in markets with market power and abusive practices

Module Components

Pflichtgruppe:

All Courses are mandatory.

Course NameTypeNumberCycleLanguageSWSVZ
Competition PolicyVL71 110 L 1530WiSeEnglish2
Competition PolicyUE71 110 L 1531WiSeEnglish2

Workload and Credit Points

Competition Policy (VL):

Workload descriptionMultiplierHoursTotal
Class attendance15.02.0h30.0h
Pre- and post-processing15.02.0h30.0h
60.0h(~2 LP)

Competition Policy (UE):

Workload descriptionMultiplierHoursTotal
Class attendance15.02.0h30.0h
Pre- and post-processing15.02.0h30.0h
60.0h(~2 LP)

Course-independent workload:

Workload descriptionMultiplierHoursTotal
Exam preparation1.060.0h60.0h
60.0h(~2 LP)
The Workload of the module sums up to 180.0 Hours. Therefore the module contains 6 Credits.

Description of Teaching and Learning Methods

The material covered in the lecture is enlarged with problem sets in the tutorial.

Requirements for participation and examination

Desirable prerequisites for participation in the courses:

Module 70154 [Industrial Economics] passed

Mandatory requirements for the module test application:

This module has no requirements.

Module completion

Grading

graded

Type of exam

Written exam

Language

English

Duration/Extent

90 minutes

Duration of the Module

The following number of semesters is estimated for taking and completing the module:
1 Semester.

This module may be commenced in the following semesters:
Wintersemester.

Maximum Number of Participants

This module is not limited to a number of students.

Registration Procedures

Please note the information posted on the website.

Recommended reading, Lecture notes

Lecture notes

Availability:  unavailable

 

Electronical lecture notes

Availability:  unavailable

 

Literature

Recommended literature
Massimo Motta, Competition Policy, Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Paul Belleflamme, Martin Peitz, Industrial Organization: Markets and Strategies, Cammbridge, 2010.

Assigned Degree Programs


This module is used in the following Degree Programs (new System):

Studiengang / StuPOStuPOsVerwendungenErste VerwendungLetzte Verwendung
Industrial Economics (M. Sc.)11SoSe 2024SoSe 2024
Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen (M. Sc.)11SoSe 2024SoSe 2024
Wirtschaftsmathematik (M. Sc.)12WiSe 2023/24SoSe 2024

Students of other degrees can participate in this module without capacity testing.

Miscellaneous

No information