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- Code:
- ECON-C6000
- Field:
- Industrial Organization
- Target:
- Bachelor's students
- Organiser:
- Aalto University
- Instructor:
- Alina Ozhegova
- Period:
- Period 1
- Format:
- Participation in teaching
- Method:
- Contact teaching
- Venue:
- Otaniemi campus
- Enrollment:
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Aalto, Hanken and UH economics students can enroll through their home university’s SISU. Further instructions are available on the How to enroll? page, also for students from other universities.
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Content
The course introduces the theory of industrial organization, focusing on firm behavior, market structure, and competition policy. Topics include monopoly and oligopoly models (static and dynamic), pricing strategies, product differentiation, advertising, R&D and innovation, asymmetric information, vertical relations, mergers, entry and market structure, and antitrust policy. Theoretical models are complemented with real-world cases illustrating firm strategies and regulatory challenges.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will be able to:
- Explain core concepts and models of industrial organization under imperfect competition.
- Analyze firm behavior and strategic interaction in monopolistic and oligopolistic markets.
- Apply industrial organization theory to real-world market structures, firm strategies, and antitrust cases.
- Assess the competitive effects of pricing strategies, product differentiation, mergers, and vertical relations.
- Use microeconomic reasoning to evaluate market outcomes and regulatory interventions.