Næringsøkonomi og konkurransepolitikk
- Studiepoeng10
- UndervisingssemesterHaust
- EmnekodeECON260
- Talet på semester1
- SpråkEnglish
- Ressursar
Hovedinnhold
Studiepoeng, omfang
10 ECTS
Studienivå (studiesyklus)
Bachelor
Undervisningssemester
Irregular
Mål og innhald
The purpose of the course is to give students a general introduction to the theory of industrial organisation and to competition policy.
The course deals with basic monopoly theory and theory of competition in markets with few firms (oligopoly theory). Students also receive an introduction to game theory to be able to analyse static and dynamic games. Selected parts of modern competition policy are reviewed.
A key theme in the course is market power and how it affects society and consumers. What happens to welfare when a monopolist charges different prices to different customers or markets (price discrimination), and what incentive does the monopolist have to offer products of good quality? In the course we also analyse, through various models for imperfect competition, how the order of moves and type of competition affect market outcomes.
Finally, we review selected competition policy topics such as mergers, vertical agreements and collusion, and their effect on the society and customers. We then use the learned theoretical concepts to analyse real-life competition policy cases.
Læringsutbyte
A student who has completed the course should have the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge
The student
- Understand the concept of market power and what harmful effects this has for society and consumers, as well as what incentives companies with market power have.
- Has basic knowledge of competition policy and competition policy instruments.
Skills
The student
- Can use basic game theory to study strategic situations.
- Can use basic oligopoly theory to analyze strategic interaction in markets with imperfect competition.
- Can discuss how mergers, cartels and vertical agreements affect economic efficiency and welfare.
- Can apply the theoretical concepts learned in the course to analyse real-life competition authority case studies.
General competence
The student
- Can analyse real-life situations using theoretical concepts learned in economics and formulate the arguments in a written format
- Can participate constructively in discussions on their own and others' work
Krav til forkunnskapar
None
Studiepoengsreduksjon
Full overlap with ECON160
Krav til studierett
Open
Arbeids- og undervisningsformer
18 lectures and seminars
Obligatorisk undervisningsaktivitet
A written individual assignment
Vurderingsformer
Portfolio assessment with overall grade assessment.
- Group assignment (40%) (no assessment of individual contribution)
- Individual 2-hour school exam (60%)
Hjelpemiddel til eksamen
Kalkulator: Berre følgjande enkle, ikkje-programmerbare kalkulatorar utan grafisk display vert tillate brukt ved skriftlege prøvar:
Alle modellar av typane:
- Casio FX-82, Casio FX-82ES PLUS eller Casio FX-82EX
- Hewlett-Packard HP30
- Texas instruments TI-30
Karakterskala
- Bokstavkarakterar A-F
Vurderingssemester
Eksamen vert berre tilbydd i undervisningssemesteret.
Litteraturliste
Litteraturlista vil vere klar innan 01.06. for haustsemesteret og 01.12. for vårsemesteret.
Emneevaluering
Alle emne blir evaluert i tråd med UiBs kvalitetssystem for utdanning.
Programansvarleg
Programrådet har ansvar for fagleg innhald og oppbygging av studiet og for kvaliteten på studieprogrammet og alle emna der.
Emneansvarleg
Emneansvarleg og administrativ kontaktperson finn du i Mitt UiB.
Administrativt ansvarleg
Det samfunnsvitskaplege fakultet ved Institutt for økonomi har det administrative ansvaret for emnet.
Kontakt
Eksamensinformasjon
Klokkeslett for oppstart av skriftlig eksamen kan endre seg fra kl 09.00 til 15.00 eller vice versa inntil 14 dager før eksamen.
Vurderingsordning: Mappevurdering
- Trekkfrist
- 15.11.2022
Eksamensdel: Gruppeoppgåve
Eksamensdel: Skuleeksamen
- Dato
- 29.11.2022, 15:00
- Varigheit
- 2 timer
- Eksamenssystem
- Inspera
- Digital eksamen