Economia industriale - ENG

INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
Mario Coccia

National Research Council of Italy & Georgia Institute of Technology

Course Code:
Subject code: SECS – P/06
6-8 ECTS – 48-64 hours
Location: Novara

Educational aims
The course aims at providing the students with the tools to understand industrial organization and startegy for competition in moder markets.
Content of the course
•    Introduction industrial organization
•    Definition of sectors and industries -  measurement
•    Costs
•    Game theory
•    Concentration and metrics
•    Markets (competition, oligopoly, monopoly, contestable markets)
•    Differentiation
•    Barriers
•    Advertisement
•    Industrial policies
•    Applied industrial organization

Prerequisites

It is recommended the knowledge of fundamental concepts learnt in microeconomics  (production theory, average and marginal productivity, average and marginal cost).

Books Suggested and articles of journals:
Coccia M., Introduzione all’analisi della concorrenza imperfetta e del comportamento strategico
delle imprese, on-line.
Del Monte A., Manuale di organizzazione e politica industriale, UTET, Torino, Ultima edizione (All book) This book is available in the library
Tirole J., Teoria dell’organizzazione industriale, Hoepli, Milano, Ultima edizione (Chps. 1-8) This book is available in the library
Carlton D. W. Perloff J. M. (ult. Ed.) Organizzazione industriale, McGraw-Hill. (All book) This book is available in the library
Lipczynski J., Wilson J.O.S., Goddard J. (2012) Economia Industriale, Pearson. (All book) This book is available in the library

** Readings of domestic and international scientific papers of industrial organization
Information: m.coccia@ceris.cnr.it

Teaching methods: Frontal lectures and exercises

Examination: The examination is written and oral.