Universität Wien

040055 KU Digital Economics - Micro (MA) (2024S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
MIXED
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 05.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 13.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 19.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 20.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 09.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 10.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 16.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 17.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 23.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 24.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 30.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Tuesday 21.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course is an introduction in the economics of digital markets, with a special focus on platforms. The objective is to acquaint the student with the key characteristics of platform markets (network effects, intermediation, search and matching frictions) as well as with the regulatory challenges they involve. In addition, the course will attempt to offer a close connection between theoretical and empirical approaches.

Assessment and permitted materials

Evaluation will be based on an open-books exam (40%), class participation (20%) and a group project in which students have to produce a report on a topic related to the course and record a presentation on it (40%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

85%, 1.
70-84%. 2
60-70% 3.
50-60% 4
Less than 50%, 5

Examination topics

1. Two-sided markets
2. Marketplaces
3. Matching platforms
4. Privacy and the economics of data.
5. Advertising

Reading list

Peitz and Belleflamme, Economics of Platforms.
Peitz and Belleflamme, Industrial Organization.

Selected articles from the relevant literature (available in Moodle)

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Fr 03.05.2024 10:45