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2Second Semester
AAnnual course
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Academic Year 2018/2019
School School of Industrial and Information Engineering
Name (Master of Science degree)(ord. 270) - MI (481) Computer Science and Engineering
Track T2A - COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Programme Year 1

Course Details
ID Code 089174
Course Title ECONOMICS OF NETWORK INDUSTRIES I
Course Type Mono-Disciplinary Course
Credits (CFU / ECTS) 5.0
Semester First Semester
Course Description Description of a typical network industrial structure. Barriers to entry and market structure in network industries. Definition of natural monopoly. Public intervention: regulatory mechanisms for monopoly. Regulatory techniques for access pricing (one-way and two-way access) and for final pricing. Direct and indirect network externalities. Typology of networks. Universal services policies. Aggregate demand curve for a network good. Definition of critical mass. Coopetition strategy and the rise of standard wars. Technology replacement: switching costs and lock-in effects. Analysis of some classical case studies: VHS-Betamax; IBM-Apple, DVD-DIVX, CD player.
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Educational activities SSD Code SSD Description CFU
C
ING-IND/35
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING
5.0

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manifesti v. 3.7.7 / 3.7.7
Area Servizi ICT
23/01/2025