Nicola Jentzsch, M.A. Sose 02

Competition and Regulation in the Information Economy

18.4.2002                            Introduction

I. Microeconomics of the Information Economy  

25.4.2002

1. Perfect Competition, Market Failure and Regulatory Theory. 

2.5.2002

2. Industrial Organization and Competition I.: Market Structure. 

10.5.2002     (Date has been postponed to friday!)

3.  Industrial Organization and Competition II.: Regulatory Approaches. 

16.5.2002

4. Perfect Competition in Electronic Markets? New Empirical Evidence from the U.S.

23.5.2002

5. Economics and Regulation of Intellectual Property Rights: U.S. Legislation.  

30.5.2002

6. Competition Policy in  in High-Tech Industries: Case Study United States v. Microsoft.

            

6.6.2002

7. Network Economics: Economic Laws of Network Industries.

Guest Speaker: Anna Nagurney, John F. Smith Memorial Professor, University of Massachusetts 

 

13.6.2002

8. Liberalization of Telecommunication Industries: Telecommunications Act (1996). 

20.6.2002

9. Regulation of Privacy: Case Study of U.S. Financial Data Protection.

II. Macroeconomics of the Information Economy 

27.6.2002

10. Productivity and Economic Growth in the Information Economy: Empirical Evidence.

Guest Speaker: Dr. Georg Erber (German Institute for Economic Research)

4.7.2002

11. International Competition Policy in New Economy Industries. 

11.7.2002

12. Information Technologies and Financial Markets: U.S. Capital Markets.

Guest Speaker: Uwe Schweickert, Xetra Market Design (Gruppe Deutsche Börse)

18.7.2002                   Discussion 

The date of the exam will be announced during the semester!

 

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