Industrial Economics
Lecturer SALVADORI Neri
Semester Spring
ECTS 6
Description The basic aim of the course is to present the main oligopoly models related to Bertrand
Competition Course outline Bertrand Model
Edgeworth model Cournot model and the capacity-price
game
Hotelling model and the variety-price game
Collusion among firms From duopoly to oligopoly The
problem of the entry into the market Strategic entry Textbooks A collection of papers Optional reading TBA
Prerequisites TBA Keywords Bertrand competition, oligopoly Teaching Frontal lectures, lectures notes Final
valuation Oral examination Course website TBA Other notes Attendance to the lectures is strongly
suggested