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ECON0210-1

Seminar on Industrial Economics


Duration :30h SEM
Credits/ECTS :
2nd "licence" in economical sciences5
2nd year of a "maîtrise" in economical sciences5
Holder(s) :Izabela Jelovac
Course contents : SEMINAR: INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS /

APPLIED INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS



Faculty:

Izabela Jelovac (ijelovac@ulg.ac.be);

Mickaël Hiligsmann (M.Hiligsmann@ulg.ac.be).



Organization:

Presentation of a published paper:

Each student presents a paper published after 1996 in one of the following reference journals in Industrial Organization:

- International Journal of Industrial Organization ;

- Journal of Industrial Economics ;

- RAND Journal of Economics.

These journals are available at the Graulich library.

On the top of the paper itself, the student presents a survey of the literature on the issue that is central in the paper.

Intervention as a discussant:

Each presentation is followed by a detailed discussion by a discussant of the paper and of the relevant literature. Role of the discussant: To summarize the paper by replacing it within the relevant line of research; To stress the important aspects of the paper; To ask relevant questions to the presenter. Each student acts as a discussant for one paper.

General discussion:

The detailed comments by the discussant are followed by a general discussion involving all the students. Each student must read the paper in advance.

Timing:

Presentation: 35 minutes;

Intervention of the discussant: 10 minutes;

General discussion: 10 minutes.



Grading:

12 points: Presentation;

5 points: Intervention as a discussant;

3 points: Active participation to the general discussion.



Handout:

A handout including a 2-pages summary of the paper as well as a copy of the slides used for the presentation/of the power point presentation are given to I. Jelovac and to M. Hiligsmann before the presentation.




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Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
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