Universität Wien

040248 UK Quantitative Methods in Industrial Organization and Competition Policy (MA) (2020W)

Track in Competition and Regulation and Data Analysis

8.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
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. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 05.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 06.10. 15:00 - 16:30 PC-Seminarraum 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
    PC-Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Monday 12.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 13.10. 15:00 - 16:30 PC-Seminarraum 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
    PC-Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Monday 19.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 20.10. 15:00 - 16:30 PC-Seminarraum 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
    PC-Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Tuesday 27.10. 15:00 - 16:30 PC-Seminarraum 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
    PC-Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Tuesday 03.11. 15:00 - 16:30 PC-Seminarraum 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
    PC-Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Monday 09.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 10.11. 15:00 - 16:30 PC-Seminarraum 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
    PC-Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Monday 16.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 17.11. 15:00 - 16:30 PC-Seminarraum 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
    PC-Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Monday 23.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 24.11. 15:00 - 16:30 PC-Seminarraum 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
    PC-Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Monday 30.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 01.12. 15:00 - 16:30 PC-Seminarraum 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
    PC-Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Monday 07.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Monday 14.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 15.12. 15:00 - 16:30 PC-Seminarraum 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
    PC-Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Monday 11.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 12.01. 15:00 - 16:30 PC-Seminarraum 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
    PC-Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Monday 18.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 19.01. 15:00 - 16:30 PC-Seminarraum 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
    PC-Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
  • Monday 25.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 26.01. 15:00 - 16:30 PC-Seminarraum 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß
    PC-Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Untergeschoß

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course introduces students to empirical methods in Industrial Organization and Competition Policy.
The course will put a substantial amount of effort in having the students work with
econometric software in analyzing actual data sets, reproducing and
criticizing results in previous work and learning the actual practice of
econometrics as undertaken by the best applied economists. There will be empirical exercises based on the readings. They are likely to be computer and data intensive. The class will therefore be consist of lectures (Tuesdays, 9:45-11:15) and computer lab sessions (Thursdays, 11:30-13:00). Students are free to choose the computer programs to work on the exercises, such as R, Stata or similar software.

The aim of the course is that students are able to choose and apply the relevant state-of-the-art empirical technique to analyze a specific question in Industrial Organization and/or Competition Policy.
Main topics to be covered:
Introduction
Demand Estimation
Esitmation of Conduct in Homogenous Goods Markets
Estimation of Differentiated Product Demand Systems
Production and Cost Function Estimation
Empirical Models of Entry and Market Structure
Empirical Models of Auctions

Assessment and permitted materials

N exercises (at least 5) each worth 70/N%. Presentation and report in January worth 30%.

This course is also open to PhD students. If you are a Phd student who wants to take this course, please contact me.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

The following book serve as a basic reference:
Davis, Peter, and Eliana Garcés. Quantitative techniques for competition and antitrust analysis. Princeton University Press, 2009 (Available as e-book through the library).
Detailed reading list with research articles on moodle.

Association in the course directory

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