2017/2018
KAN-CAEFO1076U Inter-firm Relations: Industrial
Organization
English Title |
Inter-firm Relations: Industrial
Organization |
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Language |
English |
Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
Type |
Mandatory |
Level |
Full Degree Master |
Duration |
One Semester |
Start time of the course |
Autumn |
Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
Study board |
Study Board for MSc in Economics and Business
Administration
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Course
coordinator |
- Karol Szwagrzak - Department of Economics
(ECON)
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Main academic
disciplines |
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Last updated on
31-05-2017
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Learning objectives |
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the
following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or
errors:
- Analyze theoretical models of strategic interaction in
markets.
- Apply game theoretic concepts to models of firm decision
making
- Evaluate empirical studies in the field of industrial
organization
- Explain how empirical studies in industrial organization relate
to theory
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Examination |
Inter-Firm
Relations: Industrial Organization:
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Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
Examination form |
Written sit-in exam on CBS'
computers |
Individual or group exam |
Individual exam |
Assignment type |
Written assignment |
Duration |
4 hours |
Grading scale |
7-step scale |
Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
Exam period |
Winter |
Aids |
Limited aids, see the list below:
The student is allowed to bring - Non-programmable, financial calculators: HP10bll+ or Texas BA
II Plus
- Language dictionaries in paper format
At all written
sit-in exams the student has access to the basic IT application
package (Microsoft Office (minus Excel), digital pen and paper,
7-zip file manager, Adobe Acrobat, Texlive, VLC player, Windows
Media Player). PLEASE NOTE: Students are not allowed to communicate
with others during the exam :
Read more about exam aids and IT application
packages here |
Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
If the number of registered candidates for the make-up
examination/re-take examination warrants that it may most
appropriately be held as an oral examination, the programme office
will inform the students that the make-up examination/re-take
examination will be held as an oral examination
instead.
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Course content and structure |
This course gives an overview of modern industrial organizations
and, with its focus on inter-firm relations. It complements
KAN-CAEFO1074U Firm Theory and Corporate Governance which is
focused on the intra-firm relations.
We will use microeconomics, game theory and econometrics to
analyze how firms strategically interact in markets. After
reviewing the basic oligopoly models, the course will cover
antitrust policy, contractual relations between firms, non-price
competition and network issues. There will be empirical
applications to each theoretical model.
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Teaching methods |
Lectures mixed with exercices. |
Feedback during the teaching period |
Solutions to exercises discussed in the exercise
session are available to students giving them a chance to check
their ability to solve relevant problems. Solutions to other
relevant exercises will also be provided.
The teacher might offer quizzes giving students a quick indication
of their understanding of certain topics.
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Student workload |
Teaching + exercises |
47 hours |
Exam |
4 hours |
Preparation |
155 hours |
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Expected literature |
Preliminary literature:
Pepall, Lynne, Dan Richards and George Norman (2008). Industrial
Organization, Contemporary Theory and Empirical Applications. 4th
Edition, Blackwell Publishing: Malden, Oxford and
Victoria.
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Last updated on
31-05-2017