Industrial Economy

The main objective of the course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to understand the functioning of markets and the behavior of companies in a competitive context. Through both a theoretical and applied approach, students will acquire analytical tools to interpret business strategies and identify the determinants of market structures and industrial dynamics, also with a view to designing economic policies in this area.

At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

- Understand the fundamental principles of industrial economics, applying theories relating to market structures and company behavior.
- Analyze competitive dynamics in different industrial sectors, identifying the market forces that influence competition and company behavior.
- Evaluate the strategic behavior of companies, using analytical tools to formulate competitive strategies in contexts of perfect, monopolistic and oligopolistic competition.
- Examine public and regulatory policies, evaluating the impact of these policies on the functioning of markets and competition.