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040144 SE State Ownership (MA) (2022W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 12.09.2022 09:00 to Fr 23.09.2022 12:00
- Registration is open from We 28.09.2022 09:00 to Th 29.09.2022 12:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 14.10.2022 23:59
Details
max. 24 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Tuesday 04.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Tuesday 11.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Tuesday 18.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Tuesday 25.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Tuesday 08.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Tuesday 15.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Tuesday 22.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Tuesday 29.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
- Thursday 12.01. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
- Thursday 12.01. 09:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
- Friday 13.01. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
- Friday 13.01. 09:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Grading
• Students are required to do one (group) presentation of a topic (30%), write a term paper (30%), submit a concept for the term paper and the presentation, and participate actively in class (30%).
• For each of these three components, students can receive between 0 and 100 points. The final number of points is the weighted sum of the three components rounded to one digit.
• To receive a positive grade, the final number of points has then to be at least 50.1. The grade is 1 (2, 3, 4 and 5), if the final number of points is 87.6-100 (75.1-87.5, 62.6-75, 50.1-62.5 and 0-50).
• Students are required to do one (group) presentation of a topic (30%), write a term paper (30%), submit a concept for the term paper and the presentation, and participate actively in class (30%).
• For each of these three components, students can receive between 0 and 100 points. The final number of points is the weighted sum of the three components rounded to one digit.
• To receive a positive grade, the final number of points has then to be at least 50.1. The grade is 1 (2, 3, 4 and 5), if the final number of points is 87.6-100 (75.1-87.5, 62.6-75, 50.1-62.5 and 0-50).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
For each of four grading components (group presentation, term paper, class participation), students can receive between 0 and 100 points. The final number of points is the weighted sum of the four components rounded to one digit. To receive a positive grade, the final number of points has then to be at least 50. The grade is 1 (2, 3, 4 and 5), if the final number of points is 88-100 (75-87.9, 63-74.9, 50-62.9 and 0-49.9).
Examination topics
Presentation, term paper, concept, class participation
Reading list
Background Literature:
• Carlton, Dennis W. and Jeffrey M. Perloff (2005): Modern Industrial Organization, 4th Edition, Pearson.
• Motta, Massimo (2004): Competition Policy, Theory and Practice, Cambridge University Press.
• Perloff, Jeffrey M. (2018): Microeconomics, 4th Edition, Pearson.
• Sherman, Roger (2008): Market regulation. Pearson College Division.
• Carlton, Dennis W. and Jeffrey M. Perloff (2005): Modern Industrial Organization, 4th Edition, Pearson.
• Motta, Massimo (2004): Competition Policy, Theory and Practice, Cambridge University Press.
• Perloff, Jeffrey M. (2018): Microeconomics, 4th Edition, Pearson.
• Sherman, Roger (2008): Market regulation. Pearson College Division.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Tu 10.01.2023 10:08
• This seminar is for master students in Economics, Philosophy and Economics, and Business ,and covers selected topics in economic policy and firm ownership. Students taking this course should get an overview about the role of the state as a firm owner. We discuss competition as regulator, when it fails, industry regulation and different forms of state ownership.
• We analyse the role of the state as owner of business enterprises by providing an overview of the main aspects in industrial and regulatory economics. We also give an assessment of state ownership according to different schools of thought. We then discuss the role and the economic policy approach of various state holdings or sovereign wealth funds and distinguish between entrepreneurial holdings and financial holdings. Regulatory issues and conflicts of interest will be examined using the ÖBAG holdings and other regulated industries as well as state ownership in the crisis as case studies. At the end of the seminar, students should have a comprehensive overview of the state as an entrepreneurial actor and the issues involved, as well as a detailed knowledge of the macroeconomic, economic policy and legal foundations of the Austrian state holding ÖBAG.Topics for presentations will be announced in moodle.Teaching approach:
• Introductory lectures, literature work, case studies, field trip, seminar papers, presentations.