6 ECTS credits
164 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4023377EER voor alle studenten in het 2e semester
met een verdiepend master niveau.
- Semester
- 2e semester
- Inschrijving onder examencontract
- Mogelijk
- Beoordelingsvoet
- Beoordeling (0 tot 20)
- 2e zittijd mogelijk
- Ja
- Onderwijstaal
- Engels
- Faculteit
- Faculteit Sociale Wetensch & SolvayBusinessSchool
- Verantwoordelijke vakgroep
- Toegepaste economie
- Onderwijsteam
- Caroline Buts
(titularis)
- Onderdelen en contacturen
- 0 contacturen Exam
26 contacturen Lecture
138 contacturen Self study
- Inhoud
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.
- Studiemateriaal
- Digitaal cursusmateriaal (Vereist) : All course material is provided, Canvas
- Bijkomende 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)
- Leerresultaten
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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.
- Beoordelingsinformatie
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De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Schriftelijk bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Schriftelijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
- Paper
met een wegingsfactor 1
en aldus 100% van het totale eindcijfer.
- Aanvullende info mbt evaluatie
Not applicable
- Toegestane onvoldoende
- Kijk in het aanvullend OER van je faculteit na of een toegestane onvoldoende mogelijk is voor dit opleidingsonderdeel.
Academische context
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master of International Business: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)