Moses - Network and Infrastructure Regulation

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Diese Modulbeschreibung gilt nicht im aktuellen Semester.

Die Modulbeschreibung gilt nur für den Zeitraum WS 2013/14 - WS 2015/16. Die Version für das aktuelle Semester (SoSe 2024) finden Sie hier: Modulbeschreibung des SoSe 2024

Module / Version:
#70195 / #1

Validity:
WS 2013/14 - WS 2015/16

Default display language:
English

Module title:
Network and Infrastructure Regulation

Credits:
6

Responsible person:
Hirschhausen, Christian

Grading:
benotet

Type of exam:
Portfolioprüfung

Zugehörigkeit

Faculty:
Fakultät VII

Institute:
Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre und Wirtschaftsrecht

Area of expertise:
37311500 FG Volkswirtschaftlehre, insb. Wirtschafts- und Infrastrukturpolitik

Prüfungsausschuss:
Volkswirtschaftslehre

Kontakt

Office:
H 33

Contact person:
Sundermann, Greta

E-mail address:
sekr@wip.tu-berlin.de

Website:

http://www.wip.tu-berlin.de

Learning Outcomes

Infrastructures such as telecommunications, energy, transport and water networks are provided and regulated in different organizational forms around the world. There is a general trend to regulate the prices of infrastructure providers and – wherever possible – to create competition between infrastructures and to regulate the access to infrastructures. This course provides policy options in the regulatory and competition policy vis-à-vis infrastructure providers. The course aims at applying microeconomic analysis, completed by sector-specific experiences and case studies.

Content

1. Natural monopoly and monopolistic bottleneck theories in vertical structures 2. Institutional trends for regulation and network competition in Germany, Europe, and the U.S. 3. Price- and cost-based regulation, theory and policy 4. Network access regulation, theory and policy 5. Regulation under asymmetric information

Module Components

Pflichtgruppe:

All Courses are mandatory.

Course Name	Type	Number	Cycle	Language	SWS	VZ
Network and Infrastructure Regulation	VL	71 15 L 10	WiSe	English	2
Network and Infrastructure Regulation	UE	71 15 L 11	WiSe	English	2

Workload and Credit Points

Network and Infrastructure Regulation (VL):

Workload description	Multiplier	Hours	Total
Class attendance	15.0	2.0h	30.0h
Pre/post processing	15.0	2.0h	30.0h
			60.0h(~2 LP)

Network and Infrastructure Regulation (UE):

Workload description	Multiplier	Hours	Total
Class attendance	15.0	2.0h	30.0h
Pre/post processing	15.0	2.0h	30.0h
			60.0h(~2 LP)

Course-independent workload:

Workload description	Multiplier	Hours	Total
Exam preparation	1.0	30.0h	30.0h
Preparation of presentation	1.0	30.0h	30.0h
			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

Lecture and Exercise

Requirements for participation and examination

Desirable prerequisites for participation in the courses:

none

Mandatory requirements for the module test application:

1. Requirement

Modul70157 [Infrastruktur- und Wettbewerbspolitik (IWP)] passed

Module completion

Grading

graded

Type of exam

Portfolio examination

Type of portfolio examination

No information

Language

English

Test elements

Name	Points/Weight	Categorie	Duration/Extent
Presentation	30	No information	No information
Written Exam	70	No information	No information

Grading scale

No information

Test description (Module completion)

The portfolio examination consists of the following elements, adding up to a maximum of 100 credits. The grading follows the joint conversion key of the School of Economics and Management (decision of the school's council dated May 28, 2014 - FKR VII-4/8-28.05.2014).

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 literature
No recommended literature given

Assigned Degree Programs

Semester:

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

	Studiengang / StuPO	StuPOs	Verwendungen	Erste Verwendung	Letzte Verwendung
This module is not used in any degree program.

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

Miscellaneous

No information

Network and Infrastructure Regulation

Zugehörigkeit

Kontakt

Learning Outcomes

Content

Module Components

Pflichtgruppe:

Workload and Credit Points

Network and Infrastructure Regulation (VL):

Network and Infrastructure Regulation (UE):

Course-independent workload:

Description of Teaching and Learning Methods

Requirements for participation and examination

Desirable prerequisites for participation in the courses:

Mandatory requirements for the module test application:

Module completion

Grading

Type of exam

Type of portfolio examination

Language

Test elements

Grading scale

Test description (Module completion)

Duration of the Module

Maximum Number of Participants

Registration Procedures

Recommended reading, Lecture notes

Lecture notes

Electronical lecture notes

Literature

Assigned Degree Programs

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

Miscellaneous