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ECON329-12S1 (C) Semester One 2012
Industrial Organisation

15 points, 0.1250 EFTS
20 Feb 2012 - 24 Jun 2012
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Description

Imperfectly competitive markets and behaviour of firms. Monopoly models: standard, dominant firm, durable good, natural monopoly, perfectly contestable markets, price discrimination. Oligopoly models: Cournot, Bertrand, product differentiation. Measuring market power, competition policy.

Learning Outcomes

The first objective is to increase the student's knowledge and understanding of the field of industrial organization.  

The second objective is to enhance the student's general skills in economics and problem solving.  

The third objective is to familiarize the student with policy applications of industrial organization, such as competition policy in general and the Commerce Act in particular.

Pre-requisites

ECON 230 or ECON 231 or ECON202 or ECON207.

Timetable

Lectures
Streams Day Time Where Notes
Stream 01 Monday 10:00am-12:00pm Psychology - Sociology 252 20 Feb - 1 Apr,
23 Apr - 3 Jun

Tutorials
Streams Day Time Where Notes
Stream 01 Tuesday 9:00am-10:00am Kirkwood KH07 5 Mar - 1 Apr,
23 Apr - 3 Jun
Stream 02 Monday 2:00pm-3:00pm Kirkwood KE05 5 Mar - 1 Apr,
23 Apr - 3 Jun

Course Coordinator

Laura Meriluoto

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Assignment 1 10%
Assignment 2 10%
Discussion Forums 10%
Term Paper 30%
Final Exam 40%

Examination and Formal Tests

Exam Wednesday 13 Jun 2012 9:30am-12:30pm  

Textbooks

There are no required texts.  You will likely find Church & Ware the most useful reference.  It is available on-line (Learn has a link to it).  There should also be some hard copies available in the bookstore and in the restricted loans library.

Church, J. & Ware, R.  Industrial Organization:  A Strategic Approach.  McGraw Hill, 2000.

The following books are also useful references, and can be found in the restricted loans:

Motta, M., Competition Policy - Theory and Practice.  Cambridge, 2004.

Carlton, D.W. & Perloff, J.M. Modern Industrial Organization, 4th edition, Addison-Wesley, 2005.

Notes

The ECON329 Course Handbook includes the lecture and tutorial schedule, a comprehensive set of lecture notes, the problem sets, 2009 and 2010 term tests and final exams, as well as some articles.  The handbook is available on Learn for self-printing and binding (I recommend wiro binding) or electronic access, downloaded to your iPad or iPhone or similar!  Please make sure you bring along the Handbook (printed copy or have electronic access) to all of your lectures and tutorials.

Fees

Domestic fee $655.00
International fee $2,888.00


For further information see Department of Economics and Finance.

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