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The economics of regulation
Course teacher(s)
Mattia Nardotto (Coordinator)ECTS credits
5
Language(s) of instruction
english
Course content
6 theory lectures (Imperfect markets, regulation under information symmetry and asymmetry, dealing with institutional weaknesses in the design of regulation, the forms of price and qualtity regulation)
6 lecture on the real world tools of regulation (financial modeling, asset valuation, cost of capital, efficiency measurement, price structures, contract design)
Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Cours ayant celui-ci comme co-requis
Teaching methods and learning activities
Lectures + MOOC for part of the class + guest speakers (regulators and consultants when possible
Contribution to the teaching profile
The course contributes to the development of the following skills :
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Comprehensively assess potential solutions using economic, financial and other criteria as relevant to the situation at hand.
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Solve complex problems arising in economic, financial and public policy contexts to transfer knowledge in realistic solutions
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Provide economic and financial recommendations and analyses at each stage of the process
References, bibliography, and recommended reading
Provided at the beginnin of the class
no book, just articles and book chapters
Other information
Evaluation
Method(s) of evaluation
- Other
Other
Exam + homeworks
Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)
About 30% for a test following the MOOC
The rest for the final exam.
Language(s) of evaluation
- english