Eco380. Managerial Economics I: Competitive Strategy

The ordering of topics has been changed around a bit. The readings for each topic are unchanged. The current plan is as follows.

Syllabus

Week 1: Introduction and Industry Analysis.

Week 2: Sources of Competitive Advantage.

Week 3: Organisational Scope.

Week 4: Lecture Cancelled.
Midterm 1 will cover weeks 1-3.

Week 5: Product Lifecycle.

Week 6: Static Pricing. Also GM Trucks article.

Week 7: Dynamic Pricing.

Week 8: Entry.

Week 9: Bidding for Contracts.

Week 10: Midterm 2 and Vertical Relations.

Week 11: Reputation and Cooperation. Also Enron article.

Week 12: Signalling. Also Economist article.

Week 12: Incentives. Also Wal-Mart memo.

Final: Monday December 19th, 12-2pm, Room SE3130. Apparently you will be sharing the room with "CLA233: Intro to Roman Culture & Society". You have a choice of which exam you prefer to sit.




Homeworks and Exams

Homework 1 and solutions.

Midterm 1 and solutions. Mean 70, max 82.

Homework 2 and solutions.

Midterm 2 and solutions.

Homework 3 and solutions.

Final and solutions.




Index

Date: 16 November, 2005