Economics of Competition (ECON440) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Economics of Competition ECON440 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Instructor Dr. Esra Şengör Şenalp
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The principle of this course is to put forward how and why governments intervene into the markets. Firstly some basic microeconomics concepts will be introduced. Then the course will be all about the real economic life and market structures. The students will learn the basics of competition law, specifically we will talk about cartels, monopolies and mergers. The course will cover lots of real world cases from EU/US and especially from Turkey.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • To learn why governments regulate markets.
  • 2- To understand how firms operate in market economies in real world.
  • To learn regulation of competition and the economic theory behind this.
Course Content Firm behavior in imperfectly competitive markets; how governments regulate competition; market power; market structures, industry analysis, demand-supply; market concept in competition, entry, exit barriers, price discrimination, monopoly, market power, cartels, integration and integration regulation; privatization, vertical integration.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction and Course Overview
2 Competition and Regulation Besanko et.al. Chapter 1
3 Market Structures Besanko et.al. Chapter 1
4 Structure-Conduct-Performance Paradigm Industry Analysis Nicholson & Snyder, Chapter 9 Besanko et.al. Chapter 8
5 Demand-Supply and Market Concept in Competition Besanko et.al. Chapter 11
6 Entry and Exit Barriers, Price Discrimination Besanko et.al. Chapter 11
7 Monopolization Market Power Nicholson & Snyder, Chapter 11
8 Midterm Exam
9 Case Study – Network Industry Dynamics of Pricing Rivalry Besanko et.al. Chapter 10
10 Cooperative Pricing – Non price competition Cartels Handouts
11 Cartel Legislation in Turkey Handouts
12 Mergers and Merger Regulation Privatization Handouts
13 Vertical Integration Hand-out
14 Economic Regulation Hand-outs
15 General Review
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Besanko, D., Dranove, D., Shanley, M. and Schaefer, S., Economics of Strategy, 5th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2010.
2. Nicholson, W. and Snyder, C., Theory and Application of Intermediate Microeconomics, 11th Edition, South-Western, 2010.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 10
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics 3 5
Homework Assignments 5 5
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 11 100
Percentage of Semester Work 50
Percentage of Final Work 50
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 They acquire the skills to understand, explain, and use the basic concepts and methods of economics. X
2 Acquires macro-economic analysis skills. X
3 Acquire microeconomic analysis skills. X
4 Understands the formulation and implementation of economic policies at local, national, regional and/or global levels. X
5 Learn different approaches to the economy and economic issues.
6 Learn qualitative and quantitative research techniques in economic analysis.
7 Improving the ability to use modern software, hardware and/or other technological tools. X
8 Develops intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills. X
9 Contributes to open-mindedness by encouraging critical analysis, discussion, and/or lifelong learning.
10 Develops a sense of work ethics and social responsibility.
11 Develops communication skills.
12 Improving the ability to effectively apply knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: Economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial relations

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 5 80
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics 5 5 25
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 3 3
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 4 4
Total Workload 160