ID:
149020-ENG
Dettaglio:
SSD: ECONOMIA APPLICATA
Durata: 48
CFU: 6
Sede:
BERGAMO
Url:
ECONOMICS AND DATA ANALYSIS - 149-R-EN/Economics Anno: 1
Anno:
2025
Course Catalogue:
This course aims to present the role of firms’ choices and imperfectly competitive markets for private and social decisions. Particular attention is devoted to the internet market, the role of networks, and the behavior of the platforms. The goal is to maintain a high level of rigor in the models while motivating the analysis with real-world examples, thereby establishing a connection between theory and practice. The target audience of this Industrial Organization (IO) course is advanced Bachelor's or Master's students, with an intermediate background in Microeconomics and IO.
No mandatory requirements. The Industrial Organization and Microeconomics course is strongly recommended.
Frontal class and student presentations
Written exam in two parts. Part A: short technical question (e.g. numerical exercise). Part B: open questions on some topics in the program. Students' presentations will contribute to the final grade if the class is not too large.
· Introduction
· Innovation and R&D
· Diffusion of innovations
· The role of patents and copyrights
· Technology and network
· Digital economy
· Compatibility in the hardware and software industry
· Platforms
· Two-sided market (
· Monopoly platform: pricing strategy
· Platform competition: pricing strategy
· E-commerce
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· Rating and recommendations
· Growing Platforms
· Platform design
· Media market