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I / 10 - Economics of Competition Print
23 – 25 November 2009

Philippe Gugler, University of Fribourg

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of economic principles of competition policy (antitrust policy). Students will get basis to understand the main economic foundations of competition policy, to be able to apply the main economic tools of competition policy and to understand the role of competition policy as a major component of economic efficiency and welfare.
The course contains an introduction chapter and 6 chapters. Each chapter will be completed by a discussion in class. This discussion is based on a paper covering a specific issue (on average 3 pages). All students are expected to study the relevant readings in advance and to contribute to class discussion. In particular, all students are required to prepare the assignment questions. Videos illustrating some issues of the course will also be presented.


Lecturer:

Philippe Gugler is former Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland). He holds the Chair of Economic and Social Policy and is the director of the Center for Competitiveness at the University of Fribourg. He teaches microeconomics, competition policy and competitiveness strategies and policies. In addition, Professor Gugler also teaches at the World Trade Institute (Berne), the International Institute of Management in Technology (Fribourg), the University of Torino (Italy) and the NIDA in Bangkok (Thailand). He has worked at the Swiss Ministry of Economics as Swiss delegate for GATT and WTO negotiations and at the Swiss Competition Commission Secretariat as Vice-Director. In addition, for several years, he has been collaborating with international organisations such as the United Nations (Geneva) and the OECD (Paris). He is a member of the board of several academic associations as well as President of the European International Business Academy (EIBA). His main publications are in the fields of trade and competition, trade and investment, competition policy, multinational enterprises and competitiveness. His website is: www.unifr.ch/pes.

Cost: CHF 1'250

Registration date: 16 November 2009
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