Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Study Plan

A.A. 2019/2020 A.A. 2018/2019 A.A. 2017/2018 A.A. 2016/2017 A.A. 2015/2016 A.A. 2014/2015 A.A. 2013/2014 A.A. 2012/2013 A.A. 2011/2012 A.A. 2010/2011 A.A. 2009/2010

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

1° Year

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
A
IUS/01
9
A
SECS-P/07
9
B
SECS-P/08
6
C
IUS/09
9
A
SECS-P/01
9
A
SECS-S/06
6
E/F
-

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2016/2017

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
B
IUS/04
9
B
SECS-P/01
9
B
SECS-P/07
9
B
SECS-P/07
9
B
SECS-P/03
9
B
SECS-S/01

3° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2017/2018

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
C
SECS-P/11
9
B
SECS-P/11
9
B
SECS-P/01
6
B
IUS/12
6
B
SECS-P/08
6
B
MAT/09
6
C
SECS-P/10
6
S
-
Prova finale
3
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
A
IUS/01
9
A
SECS-P/07
9
B
SECS-P/08
6
C
IUS/09
9
A
SECS-P/01
9
A
SECS-S/06
6
E/F
-
activated in the A.Y. 2016/2017
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
B
IUS/04
9
B
SECS-P/01
9
B
SECS-P/07
9
B
SECS-P/07
9
B
SECS-P/03
9
B
SECS-S/01
activated in the A.Y. 2017/2018
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
C
SECS-P/11
9
B
SECS-P/11
9
B
SECS-P/01
6
B
IUS/12
6
B
SECS-P/08
6
B
MAT/09
6
C
SECS-P/10
6
S
-
Prova finale
3
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
12
D
-

Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)

TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.

A Basic activities
B Characterizing activities
C Related or complementary activities
D Activities to be chosen by the student
E Final examination
F Other training activities
S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Industrial Economics  (2017/2018)

Teaching code

4S00509

Teacher

Giandemetrio Marangoni

Coordinator

Giandemetrio Marangoni

Credits

9

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

SECS-P/01 - ECONOMICS

Period

Primo Semestre Triennali dal Sep 18, 2017 al Jan 12, 2018.

Lessons timetable MoodleMoodle Seminars 0

Learning outcomes

Industrial Organisation is the branch of Economics which studies markets and the strategies of enterprises operating within them. The subject was born in the thirties of the last century through the work of Edward Chamberlin and Joan Robinson. They analyzed imperfect competition, particularly monopolistic competition and oligopoly, considering specific aspects such as barriers to entry, price strategies, product differentiation, vertical integration, diversification, research, advertising, strategic alliances, and many other topics. Important developments in the subject relate to transaction costs and imperfect contracts, the contestable markets and the role of information, but above all the use of a particular mathematical instrument, Game Theory, which is appropriate to the study of business interactions.
In addition to dealing with the above areas, the course will have, as a particular underlying theme, the study of interdependence: between markets and enterprises, and between the enterprises themselves, where reciprocal relationships are established. The structure of a market influences the strategies of enterprises that operate therein, but the behaviour of enterprises can change the form of the market. Likewise, the action of one enterprise can affect the reaction of other enterprises, obliging the former to review its policy. Such feedback makes the study of Industrial Organisation dynamic, leading to circular production schemes developed by economists such as David Ricardo and Piero Sraffa.

Program

Part 1:
1. An introduction to Industrial Organisation
2. Production, costs, profit
3. Theories of the firm
4. Oligopoly: non-collusive and collusive models
5. Market concentration
6. Barriers to entry, pricing, product differentiation, advertising
7. Research and development
8. Vertical integration, mergers, strategic alliances
9. Public Policy
Part 2:
1. Game Theory and imperfect competition
2. Graph Theory and logistics
3. Linear Programming and production optimization
4. Input-Output Analysis and interdependencies between economic sectors
5. Organisation of industrial enterprises

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
John Lipczynski, John O.S. Wison, John Goddard Economia Industriale (Edizione 4) Pearson 2017 978-88-9190-113-2
GianDemetrio Marangoni Mathematical Programming and Economic Analysis (Edizione 1) USI 2018 978-88-6101-013-0

Examination Methods

Written examination with multiple-choice questions, open questions and exercises, with the possiblility of an oral integration.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE