Information Package / Course Catalogue
Industrial Economy
Course Code: EFN580
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Market structures are one of the most important areas in which economic theory is examined within the framework of models. Starting from this point on, the course examines market structures, market power, efficiency and other important parameters theoretically and empirically.

Course Content

Market Structures, Cournot-Bertrand-Stackelberg Models, Market Power and Efficiency, Regulation

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Analyzes short term and long term production theories within the framework of profit maximization
2.Specifies the features of perfect competition market, makes comparative analysis with imperfect competition markets
3.Explains how profit maximization occurs in imperfect competition markets by verbal, geometric and algebraic methods
4.To determine the evaluation methods of industrial products
5.To be able to interpret the behavior of companies with a broad perspective
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Martin, S.,(2002), Advanced Industrial Economics, Blackwell Pub. II. Ed. Martin, S.,(1993)
2.Yildirim, Kemal, R. Eşkinat, Ve A. Kabasakal, Endüstriyel Ekonomi, 3. Baskı, Ekin, Bursa, 2005.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Firm, Industry and Market
Week 2 - Theoretical
Perfect Competitive and Monopolistic Markets
Week 3 - Theoretical
Other Imperfect Competition Markets and Cartelization
Week 4 - Theoretical
Monopolistic Competition and Location Models
Week 5 - Theoretical
Strategic Pricing
Week 6 - Theoretical
Advanced Price Differentiation Methods
Week 7 - Theoretical
Advanced Price Differentiation Methods
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Pricing in Firms: Price Discrimination
Week 10 - Theoretical
Strategic Costing
Week 11 - Theoretical
Opportunity in Markets and Renewal of Agreements
Week 12 - Theoretical
Vertical Mergers and Vertical Constraints
Week 13 - Theoretical
Asymmetric Information and Strategic Behavior
Week 14 - Theoretical
Patents and Technological Change
Week 15 - Theoretical
Durable Goods: Firm Decisions in the Long Run
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Individual Work72228
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
OÇ-2
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
5
4
OÇ-3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
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4
5
5
4
3
3
3
4
3
OÇ-5
5
3
3
4
4
5
4
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026