6 ECTS credits
164 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4023377EER for all students in the 2nd semester
at
a (E) Master - advanced level.
- Semester
- 2nd semester
- Enrollment based on exam contract
- Possible
- Grading method
- Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
- Can retake in second session
- Yes
- Taught in
- English
- Faculty
- Faculty of Social Sciences & SolvayBusinessSchool
- Department
- Applied economics
- Educational team
- Caroline Buts
(course titular)
- Activities and contact hours
-
26 contact hours Lecture
138 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
- Course Content
The course examines the most important topics of competition policy from an economic, but also interdisciplinary perspective. It covers collusion, horizontal and vertical anticompetitive agreements as well as abuse of dominance, merger policy and state aid control. Next to reviewing the most important rules and policy documents, we build a framework for understanding firm behaviour in imperfectly competitive markets as well as its welfare implications. Next to theoretical frameworks, all topics are studied by means of real cases.
- Course material
- Digital course material (Required) : All course material is provided, Canvas
- Additional info
All course material is provided on the online learning platform.
Teaching Methods
- Lecture: collective contact-dependent moments during which the lecturer engages with learning materials
- Seminar, Exercises or Practicals (Practical): collective or individual contact-dependent moments during which the students are guided to actively engage with learning materials
- Independent or External Form of Study (Self): independent study
This description of the teaching methods is indicative, in order to assess the expected study load.
Lecture: 26 hours (13 x 2 hours)
Self: 138 hours
- keeping up with the course material during the semester, amounting to 2 hours per lecture: 26 hours (13 x 2 hours)
- paper: 80 hours (10 days of 8 hours)
- preparation of interactive exercises: 32 hours (4 days of 8 hours)
- Learning Outcomes
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General Competencies
The emphasis of this course is on applying economic theory to real life competition cases. By the end of the semester and regarding collusion, horizontal and vertical anticompetitive agreements, abuse of dominance, merger policy and state aid control, students should be able to:
- explain the basic facts, theories, rules and policies;
- explain the competition rules and their economic rationale;
- draw, explain and interpret the most important graphs;
- explain and interpret effects of anticompetitive behaviours;
- think critically about competition policy cases and related themes;
- analyse and present in a structured way their analysis of cases;
- compare the basic characteristics of EU competition policy to the approach of other jurisdictions;
- actively participate in debates and reflect on competition policy related themes.
- Grading
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The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
- Paper
with a relative weight of 1
which comprises 100% of the final mark.
- Additional info regarding evaluation
Not applicable
- Allowed unsatisfactory mark
- The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.
Academic context
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of International Business: Standaard traject