d'enseignement
a) horizontal relationships between producers (Bertrand vs Cournot competition, vertical vs horizontal product differenciation,...)
b) vertical relationships between producers : double marginalization, mergers
c) entry and barriers to entry
d) the roles of external actors (the State, consumer collective actions,...)
d'apprentissage
A la fin de cette unité d’enseignement, l’étudiant est capable de : | |
| 1 | a. Contribution de l¿activité au référentiel AA (AA du programme) 1.1-1.5, 2.1-2.5 industrial organisation (theory and empirics) 3.2-3.4, 3.6-3.8 matching real situations with archetypal problems, solving models and interpreting the abstract results 4.1-4.2 identifying typical problems in complex situations 4.4-4.7 drawing lessons from abstract models for complex, real situations 6.1-6.2 & 6.4-6.7 articles presented by students, homeworks (questions) 5.8, 7.1 & 7.5 competition policy-making
b. Formulation spécifique pour cette activité des AA du programme
At the end of the course, students will be able :
- to read, understand and criticize theoretical and empirical articles in industrial organization in an autonomous way. - to analyze strategic choices made by firms. - to asses the performance of economic activities at the firm level and at the sector level. - to decipher the main stakes of market structure and competition policy on the basis of relevant information about the production activities in a given sector. - to articulate theoretical findings with empirical analyzes in industrial organization. |
La contribution de cette UE au développement et à la maîtrise des compétences et acquis du (des) programme(s) est accessible à la fin de cette fiche, dans la partie « Programmes/formations proposant cette unité d’enseignement (UE) ».
1. Elements of game theory: normal form games, developped form games, equilibrium concepts.
2. Cournot versus Bertrand competition.
Students pick up a series of articles that they will read and present themselves in close association with the teacher. The assistance must subsequently raise two relevant questions on each presentation ; these are answered the next week.
The set of articles in which the students choose covers the following topics :
3. Product differentiation (vertical, horizontal, information asymetries and market failures).
4. Vertical versusHorizontal integration, contract theory, agency (Principal-Agent relationship).
5. Potential competition, excess capacity, entry barriers.
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