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ECON6905: Topics in Industrial Organisation
2024 unit information
This unit of study examines theoretical models of industrial organisation, with a particular emphasis on market power and oligopoly behaviour. A central aim of the unit is to enable students to undertake further research in the area of industrial organisation. Topics may include: monopoly and nonlinear pricing strategies; dynamic oligopoly; collusion and mergers; and competition policy and government regulation.
Unit details and rules
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Economics |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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(ECON6001 or ECON6701) and (ECON6002 or ECON6702) and (ECON6003 or ECON6703) and (ECMT6002 or ECMT6702) |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. understand the ideas of microeconomic theory that underpin models of industrial organisation.
- LO2. demonstrate a formal and intuitive understanding of the results generated by these microeconomic and industrial organisation theories and how they relate to underlying assumptions.
- LO3. apply the fundamental microeconomic principles to diverse problems in industrial organisation, related policies, to novel contexts, and to independent research.
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