General InformationThis course aims to introduce the student to current methods in Empirical Industrial Organization (EIO). In the first part of the course we will deal with the structural approach developed in the so called “New Empirical Industrial Organization” (NEIO) framework. After a introductury overview of the historical developments in the field of EIO, we start by looking at techniques for demand estimation in homogeneous and differentiated products markets. We then will move to the simultaneous analysis of demand and supply relationships and compare various methods for estimating firms’ market power and strategic interactions based on game-theoretic models of oligopolistic competition. In the second part of the course we will look at applications of these techniques to evaluate public policies such as merger control. We will conclude with a discussion of empirical techniques to detect collusion. Prof. Dr. Tomaso Duso After the Lecture, or by appointment (E-mail: duso@dice.uni-duesseldorf.de, Tel: +49 211- 81 10235) Room 24.31.01.17 Students will have to register providing their email
address during the first lecture. Time and PlaceLecture (L): Thursday, 10:30-12:00, G2 Students: Class (C): Thursday, 12:30-14:00, G2 Advanced Master and Ph. D. Students Several journal articles. See the reading list! Final Exam: oral examination or written exam (90 minutes) depending on the number of students Homework assignments: In the tutorials students will be asked to estimate models using the provided data. They will be also asked to present one homework in front of the class EU DG competition: http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/index_en.html US Federal Trade Commission : http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/antitrust.htm US Department of Justice (antitrust Division): http://www.usdoj.gov/atr
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