wir895 - Industrial Organization (Complete module description)

Module label	Industrial Organization
Module code	wir895
Credit points	6.0 KP
Workload	180 h
Institute directory	Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law (Economics)
Applicability of the module	Master Applied Economics and Data Science (Master) > Economics Master's Programme Business Administration, Economics and Law (Master) > Basismodule Master's Programme Business Administration, Economics and Law (Master) > Schwerpunktmodule UF - VWL Master's programme Business Administration: Management and Law (Master) > Basismodule Master's programme Business Administration: Management and Law (Master) > Schwerpunktmodule UF - VWL Master's Programme Sustainability Economics and Management (Master) > Accentuation Modules
Responsible persons	Huse, Cristian (module responsibility) Lehrenden, Die im Modul (authorised to take exams) Huse, Cristian (Module counselling)
Prerequisites
Skills to be acquired in this module	Be able to conceptually understand, critically evaluate, and apply methods used economists to study the behaviour of firms, consumers, and their interaction.
Module contents	Econometric methods; models of firm behaviour; models of consumer behaviour; regulation; applications.
Recommended reading	Belleflamme, P., & Peitz, M. (2015). Industrial Organization: Markets and Strategies. Cambridge University Press. 2nd edition. Addition references to be announced at the start of each term.
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Language of instruction	English
Duration (semesters)	1 Semester
Module frequency
Module capacity	30
Type of module	Pflicht o. Wahlpflicht / compulsory or optional
Module level	MM (Mastermodul / Master module)
Teaching/Learning method	Lecture and exercise

Examination	Prüfungszeiten	Type of examination
Final exam of module	At the end of the lecture period	Portfolio

Type of course	Lecture and exercise
SWS	4
Frequency	SuSe or WiSe
Workload attendance time	56 h