The course introduces students to the field of empirical industrial organization and competition economics. Topics are discussed in the context of antitrust cases such as assessments of market power, definition of markets, merger analysis and calculation of damages.

The course expands students’ knowledge of advances in this field. A particular emphasis is put on empirical applications and the discussion of papers.

Topics in Microeconomics is a course with continuous assessment (PI), therefore attendance is necessary. Two lectures can be missed without excuse, absence in further lectures has to be excused/ explained via email. 

The course provides lectures on empirical implementation of price and demand models supplemented with case studies to learn how to apply the theoretical and the econometric models to real world situations.

Class participation (15%), three problem sets (each 15%), exam (40%).

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