Industrial Organization

Course

URL study guide

https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2024-2025/E_EBE3_IO

Course Objective

This course will not be lectured anymore. One extra exam will be offered to students that participated in the course last year, but not succeeded. If you need to pass this course, you have to subscribe for it. Take a look at rooster.vu.nl for the exact exam date. Consult the study guide 2022-2023 for the course description (incl. literature).

Course Content

See study guide 22-23

Teaching Methods

n/a

Method of Assessment

Sweep exam, see Canvas or contact lecturer.

Literature


- Church, J. and Ware, R. (2000), “Industrial Organization: A Strategic Approach,” McGraw Hill (see https://works.bepress.com/jeffrey_church/23/).
- Articles made available on Canvas.

Entry Requirements

Microeconomics I Familiarity with concepts / topics discussed in chapters 2-8 of Goolsbee, A., S. Levitt and C. Syverson (2013): Microeconomics. New York: MacMillan/Worth Publishers. Students also should be familiar with main analytical tools used in microeconomics such as calculus, optimization, and integration.

Recommended background knowledge

Microeconomics II, QRM-III (multiple linear regression models with dummy variables).
Academic year1/09/2431/08/25
Course level6.00 EC

Language of Tuition

  • English