Seminar-Workshop: Industrial Economics and Competition Policy

Teacher(s)

Van Audenrode Marc;

Language

French

Main themes

The seminar could cover any of the following topics: industrial economics, network economics, European competition policy compared to American policy, competition policy and commercial policies. These notions are applied to real-world cases such as electricity and gas market regulation, problems of information asset piracy, the issue of company mergers and their expected effects on consumers. The precise content of each seminar is therefore liable to change from one year to another in function of the professor (s) involved it in charge. The practical details will be defined by the teaching team at the appropriate time.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	The seminar aims to teach students a variety of skills. They will learn how to use economic analysis tools to study a concrete economic problem. Emphasis will be put on the formulation of logical and coherent argument. Through a piece of compulsory written work, students will develop skills in library research, summary writing, structuring information and drafting. Through oral presentation, students will develop their spoken skills and will learn to extract the essential message from a presentation. They will also be required to report on another presentation and participate in the general discussions and thus to develop their critical thinking skills. Finally, whilst the seminar lays emphasis on the importance of personal work, it also aims to encourage group work and thus develop students' mutual aid strategies.

Faculty or entity

ESPO