INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS - FALL 2012


Lecture Notes
  • Lecture 1, 19.09.2012, non-present class due to reconstruction of the Faculty building!!!
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    Lecture 1: Introduction to Industrial Economics/The Firm and Costs (Carlton and Perloff (2000), Ch. 1-2) - Slides_L1
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    Tutorial Session 1: Cost concepts for multiproduct firm

  • Lecture 2, 26.09.2012, non-present class due to reconstruction of the Faculty building!!!
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    Lecture 2: Competition (Carlton and Perloff (2000), Ch. 3) - Slides_L2
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    Tutorial Session 2: Lump-sum versus Proportional Taxation

  • Lecture 3, 03.10.2012, 15:30–17:05/17:10–18:45, Classroom S7
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    Lecture 3: Monopoly (Carlton and Perloff (2000), Ch. 4) - Slides_L3
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    Tutorial Session 3: Problems on Monopoly

  • Lecture 4, 10.10.2012, 15:30–17:05/17:10–18:45, Classroom S7
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    Lecture 4: Dominant Firm with a Competitive Fringe (Carlton and Perloff (2000), Ch. 4, pp. 107-118) - Slides_L4
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    Tutorial Session 4: Calculus Example on Monopoly and Externalities; Dominant Firm with a Competitive Fringe; Price Rigidity with Dominant Firms

  • Lecture 5, 17.10.2012, 15:30–17:05/17:10–18:45, Classroom S7
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    Lecture 5: Cartels (Carlton and Perloff (2000), Ch. 5) - Slides_L5
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    Tutorial Session 5: Problems on Cartels with competitive fringe

  • Lecture 6, 24.10.2012, 15:30–17:05/17:10–18:45, Classroom S7
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    Lecture 6: Noncooperative Oligopoly (Carlton and Perloff (2000), Ch. 6) - Slides_L6
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    Tutorial Session 6: Problems on Cournot and Stackelberg equilibria

  • Lecture 7, 31.10.2012, 15:30–17:05/17:10–18:45, Classroom S7
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    Lecture 7: Product Differentiation and Monopolistic Competition (Carlton and Perloff (2000), Ch. 7) - Slides_L7
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    Tutorial Session 7: Problems on Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation

  • Lecture 8, 07.11.2012, 15:30–17:05/17:10–18:45, Classroom S7
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    Lecture 8: Information Asymmetry, Advertising and Disclosure (Carlton and Perloff (2000), Ch. 13, 14) - Slides_L8
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    Tutorial Session 8: Solution to the Midterm Exam, Problems on Information Asymmetry

  • Lecture 9, 14.11.2012, 15:30–17:05/17:10–18:45, Classroom S7
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    Lecture 9: Price Discrimination (Carlton and Perloff (2000), Ch. 9, 10) - Slides_L9
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    Tutorial Session 9: Problems on Price Discrimination

  • Lecture 10, 21.11.2012, 15:30–17:05/17:10–18:45, Classroom S7
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    Lecture 10: Strategic Behavior (Carlton and Perloff (2000), Ch. 11) - Slides_L10
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    Tutorial Session 10: Problems on Predatory Pricing

  • Lecture 11, 28.11.2012, 15:30–17:05/17:10–18:45, Classroom S7
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    Lecture 11: Research and Development (Carlton and Perloff (2000), Ch. 16) - Slides_L11
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    Tutorial Session 11: Problems on Research and Development

  • Lecture 12, 05.12.2012, 15:30–17:05/17:10–18:45, Classroom S7
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    Lecture 12: Antitrust Laws and Policy (Carlton and Perloff (2000), Ch. 19) - Slides_L12
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    Tutorial Session 12: (preliminary) Final Exam 1

  • Lecture 13, 12.12.2012, 15:30–17:05/17:10–18:45, Classroom S7
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    Lecture 13: Regulation and Deregulation (Carlton and Perloff (2000), Ch. 20) - Slides_L13
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    Tutorial Session 13: (preliminary) Final Exam 2

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