Regulation and Antitrust

This course is meant as an introduction to the design and enforcement of sectoral regulation and competition policy. We cover topics ranging from anticompetitive practices, horizontal agreements, mergers and state aid to monopoly regulation, market deregulation and sector-specific regulation. The theoretical part (lectures) builds on previous industrial organization courses to provide the basics economic tools for competitive effects market analysis. Tutorials allow the practical application of theory by means of case studies (team work).

Prise en compte de la situation sanitaire :
Si, pour tenir compte de la situation sanitaire, des restrictions ou des contraintes sont imposées à l'Université Paris Nanterre ou à l'UFR SEGMI, tout ou partie des épreuves, contrôles de connaissances et examens terminaux de la session 1 et de la session 2, ainsi que des sessions de rattrapages, pourront se dérouler en mode distancié.

Students will acquire the basic notions of competition economics necessary for the understanding of policy enforcement. They will learn to apply these tools/economic reasoning for the competitive market analysis.

• Motta, Competition Policy: Theory and Practice, Cambridge University Press.
• Belleflame and M.Peitz, Industrial Organization, Cambridge University Press.
• Perrot, Réglementation et concurrence, Economica, 1997.
• Lévêque, Economie de la réglementation, La Découverte, Collection REPERES.
• Encaoua et R. Guesnerie, Politiques de la concurrence, Rapport CAE, La documentation française.
• E. Combe, Politique de la concurrence, La Découverte.