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.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
| Period | From | To |
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| Primo semestre | Sep 15, 2014 | Jan 9, 2015 |
| Secondo semestre | Feb 19, 2015 | May 29, 2015 |
| Session | From | To |
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| prove intermedie (primo semestre) | Nov 3, 2014 | Nov 7, 2014 |
| sessione invernale | Jan 12, 2015 | Feb 18, 2015 |
| prove intermedie (secondo semestre) | Apr 13, 2015 | Apr 17, 2015 |
| sessione estiva | Jun 4, 2015 | Jul 11, 2015 |
| sessione autunnale | Aug 24, 2015 | Sep 9, 2015 |
| Session | From | To |
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| sessione autunnale | Dec 12, 2014 | Dec 19, 2014 |
| sessione invernale | Apr 8, 2015 | Apr 10, 2015 |
| sessione estiva | Sep 10, 2015 | Sep 11, 2015 |
| Period | From | To |
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| festività natalizie | Dec 22, 2014 | Jan 5, 2015 |
| festività pasquali | Apr 3, 2015 | Apr 7, 2015 |
| vacanze estive | Aug 10, 2015 | Aug 22, 2015 |
Exam calendar
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Academic staff
Brentari Eugenio
eugenio.brentari@univr.it
giovanna.caramia@univr.it
roberto.fini@univr.it
monica.giovanniello@univr.it
Lionzo Andrea
andrea.lionzo@univr.it
Peluso Eugenio
eugenio.peluso@univr.it
045 8028104
francesca.rossignoli@univr.it
0444 393941 (Ufficio Vicenza) 0458028261 (Ufficio Verona)
giuseppe.trabucchi@univr.it
stefano.zaga@univr.it
Study Plan
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.
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3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2016/2017
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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.
Industrial Economics (2016/2017)
Teaching code
4S00509
Academic staff
Coordinator
Credits
9
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
SECS-P/01 - ECONOMICS
Period
primo semestre triennali dal Sep 19, 2016 al Jan 13, 2017.
Learning outcomes
The course in Industrial Economics analyzes firms and markets behaviour by using microeconomics and game theory tools. In particular, the strategic interaction between firms, consumers and the regulator will be studied. The lectures will be motivated by the exposition of relevant business cases, as in the tradition of Economics departments of the major Business Schools. Students aiming at managerial or consultant positions will be provided with the main theoretical tools recently developed in the recent industrial organization literature, enriched with examples, applications and the analysis of public policies regulating business and competition, such as patent and antitrust laws. The main objective of the 72 hours of lectures is to provide students with two main skills:
1) the knowledge of the most recent and rigourous theories explaining the behavior of firms (in terms of strategy, marketing and organization) and the effects of regulation policies. 2) The ability to understand and process the relevant economic information relating to markets, competition and regulation policies.
Program
The course covers the following topics:
- Basic concepts of microeconomics: Market structure and market power, technology, production costs, factor demand and profit maximization. The dual problem.
- The monopoly: price discrimination, linear and non-linear pricing, product differentiation
- Strategic interaction between firms: Game Theory and Cournot competition, price competition (Bertrand); dynamic games, backward induction and subgame perfect equilibria.
- Anticompetitive strategies: price limits and barriers to entry; predatory behavior; pricing and repeated games. Collusion and antitrust laws.
- The horizontal mergers and vertical restraints.
- Competition, advertising and market power.
- Competition and dynamic efficiency.
- Research and development and patents.
- Networks: the model of Rohlfs (i.e. why Facebook is successful).
Textbook:
Organizzazione industriale 2/ed (2013): Lynne Pepall, Daniel J. Richards, George Norman e Giacomo Calzolari. Mac Graw-Hill, MISBN: 9788838667831.
Examination Methods
The assessment of competences acquired by the students will be based on a written exam consisting in of 3 exercises and open questions, possibly inspired by issues extracted from business newspapers. An intermediate test (optional) will be available in November and will be organized in the same way. Students who pass the partial test can complete their examination on the residual topics only during the winter session.
The final grade will be determined at 50% from the first test, 50% by the second one.
Full information about the contents of the course, the final examination and further material will be available on the e-learning website. This tool will constitute a valuable support for students attending the course, also providing full access to the course contents for non-attending students.
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