Economic and Legal Aspects of Competition Policy

Module Code: EC4120

Module Name: Economic and Legal Aspects of Competition Policy

• ECTS weighting: 15
• Semester/term taught: Michaelmas + Hilary Term
• Contact Hours: 44 hours of lectures and 5 hours of seminars/tutorials
• Module Personnel: Lecturer - Alex Schuster / Lecturer - Prof. Francis O'Toole

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed the economics component of this module, you will be able to:

• apply economic tools to competition policy and regulatory policy issues;
• formulate, address and critically evaluate competition policy issues using the language and approach of economics;
• articulate economic reasoning and results to others in clear and concise English.

Module Learning Aims

Satisfactory completion of this module will contribute to the development of the following key skills:

• explanation and interpretation of economic phenomena in the specific area of competition policy using the appropriate economic tools and terminology;
• critical analysis of real world competition policy issues through the medium of generic economic theoretical concepts;
• economic reasoning, and critical evaluation of same, in clear and concise English.

Module Content

The module focuses on economic and legal considerations underlying competition policy and regulation. The economics part of this module provides students with a broad overview and an in-depth analysis of the economics of competition policy. The legal part of the module focuses, in substantial measure, on how EU Competition law regulates the behaviour of firms in the market.

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Recommended Reading List

There is no core textbook. However, access to the following books (or close substitutes) is recommended.

• S. Bishop and M. Walker, Economics of EC Competition Law: Concepts, Application and Measurement, Sweet & Maxwell, 2010.
• S. Martin, Industrial Organization in Context, Oxford University Press, 2010.
• Goyder's EC Competition Law, Fifth Edition, Oxford University Press, 2009.
• Jones and Sufrin, EU Competition Law - Text, Cases and Materials, Fourth Edition, Oxford University Press, 2011.

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