Undergraduate Course: Market Structure, Conduct and Performance (BUST10008)
Course Outline
School |
Business School |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
Business Studies |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
http://www.bus.ed.ac.uk/programmes/ugpc.html
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
Course description |
- The Social Desirability of Monopoly versus Competition
- Determinants of the Structure of Markets: Strategic Behaviour, Economies of Scale, Chance
- Causes and Effects of Acquisitions and Mergers
- Strategic Behaviour Concerning Choices of Price and Output in Oligopolies
- Price and Output Coordination in Practice
- Limit Pricing and Strategic Entry Deterrence
- Empirical Studies Relating Market Structure to Economic Performance
- Strategic Choices Concerning the Amount and Speed of R&D Activity in Different Market Structures |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites |
Visiting students should have at least 3 Business Studies/Management courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
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Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 09:00 - 10:50 |
First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 09:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Forrest Hill, Room 3.D01 |
Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | |
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Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 09:00 - 10:50 |
First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 09:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Forrest Hill, Room 3.D01 |
No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Welfare economics of Monopoly and Competition. Determinants of market structure. Oligopolistic coordination. Structure-performance relationships. Market power and technological change. Certain economic aspects of advertising. |
Assessment Information
Continuous assessment - one essay (approx 2000 words) 30%
Final exam 70%
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
Two 3000 word essays (50% each) for visiting students. |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
Academic description |
Not entered |
Syllabus |
Not entered |
Transferable skills |
Not entered |
Reading list |
Not entered |
Study Abroad |
Not entered |
Study Pattern |
Not entered |
Keywords |
MSCP |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Prof Jonathan Crook
Tel: (0131 6)50 3802
Email: j.crook@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Patricia Ward-Scaltsas
Tel: (0131 6)50 3823
Email: Patricia.Ward-Scaltsas@ed.ac.uk |
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1 September 2011 5:41 am
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