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This entry is from Winter semester 2019/20 and might be obsolete. You can find a current equivalent here.
Competition and Regulation
(dt. Wettbewerb und Regulierung)
Level, degree of commitment | Specialization module, compulsory elective module |
Forms of teaching and learning, workload |
Lecture, recitation class, 180 hours (Variante A attendance: 56 hours preparation and follow-up: 56 hours exam preparation: 68 hours Variante B attendance: 56 hours preparation and follow-up: 48 hours Studienleistung: 16 hours exam preparation: 60 hours) |
Credit points, formal requirements |
6 CP Course requirement(s): Variant B: 5-8 worksheets (1-3 pages) Examination type: Variant A: Written examination or term paper or presentation Variant B: Written examination |
Language, Grading |
German/English,The grading is done with 0 to 15 points according to the examination regulations for the degree program B.Sc. Economics. |
Duration, frequency |
One semester, each summer semester |
Person in charge of the module's outline | Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kerber |
Contents
Theoretical foundations of individual specific types of market failure, such as restraints of competition and natural monopolies; introduction to selected policies for regulating markets, such as competition policy.
Qualification Goals
Students should be enabled to deal in depth with the variously used economic policy instrument of regulation, both theoretically and in terms of practical applications. Hereby, the competence should be acquired to critically analyze concrete regulations and to evaluate alternative possible solutions.
Prerequisites
None.
Applicability
Module imported from B.Sc. Economics.
When studying B.Sc. Business Mathematics, this module can be attended in the study area Specialization Modules.
Die Wahlmöglichkeit des Moduls ist dadurch beschränkt, dass es dem Schwerpunkt Economics zugeordnet ist.
Recommended Reading
(not specified)
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