114-0508/02 – Antitrust Regulation and Competition Policy in the CR and the EU (ATRC)

Gurantor department	Department of Economics	Credits	5
Subject guarantor	Ing. Ivana Jánošíková, Ph.D.	Subject version guarantor	Ing. Ivana Jánošíková, Ph.D.
Study level	undergraduate or graduate
		Study language	English
Year of introduction	2009/2010	Year of cancellation	2020/2021
Intended for the faculties	EKF	Intended for study types	Follow-up Master, Bachelor

Instruction secured by
Login	Name	Tuitor	Teacher giving lectures
JAN77	Ing. Ivana Jánošíková, Ph.D.

Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of study	Way of compl.	Extent
Full-time	Examination	2+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The aim of this course is: - to understand the role of regulatory policy in transition economies, - to describe problems of deregulation and privatization - to explain the purpose of regulation in public utility according to an analysis of the natural monopoly concept, - to discusse general institutional issues of regulatory process and the possibility of application the EU regulatory practices in conditions of the Czech Republic.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Individual consultations
Project work

Summary

In this course the role of regulatory policy in transition economies and problems of deregulation and privatization are discussed. It is focused on the role of economic theory in public utility regulation and analysis of the natural monopoly concept. There are discussed general institutional issues of regulatory process and the possibility of application the EU regulatory practices in conditions of the Czech Republic.

Compulsory literature:

1. ARMENTANO, Dominick T. Antitrust policy: The Case for Repeal. Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn 2007. ISBN 978-0-945466-25-3 2. BALWIN, Robert and CAVE, Martin. Understanding Regulation. Theory, Strategy and Practice. Oxford University Press. New York, 2010. ISBN 978-0-19-877438-9 3. ROTHBARD, Murray N. and SALERNO, Joseph T. Man, Economy and State with Power and Market, Scholar’s Edition. 2nd edition. Ludwig von Misses Institute. Auburn, Alabama, 2011. ISBN 1933550996 4. STIGLITZ, Joseph E. Economics of the public sector. W. W. Norton, Incorporated, 2015. ISBN 0393925226, 9780393925227

Recommended literature:

1. BALWIN, Robert, CAVE, Martin and LODGE, Martin. The Oxford Handbook of regulation. Oxford University Press. New York, 2010. ISBN 978-0-19-956021-9 2. MOSS, David A. and CISTERNINO, John A. New Perspectives on regulation. The Tobin Project, One Mifflin Place, Cambridge (USA), 2009. ISBN 978-0-9824788-0-6 3. VISCUSI, W. Kip, HARRINGTON, Joseph E., VERNON, John M. Economics of Regulation and Antitrust, 4th ed. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2005. ISBN-10: 0-262-22075-X, ISBN-13: 978-0-262-22075-0 4. PÉREZ-ARRIAGA, Ignacio J. Regulation of the Power Sector. Springer Science & Business Media. London, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4471-5033-6.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

semestral projects

E-learning

Other requirements

Student has to get at least 51 % of the maximum 100 %. In this – maximum 10 % for attending the lectures, maximum 30 % for elaboration and presentation of 3 projects on the given topic, and maximum 60 % for writing the final test in the end of the semester.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

Brief syllabus: 1. Introduction to Antitrust regulation 2. Competition and monopoly, various concepts of the competition, economic efficiency 3. Oligopoly 4. Restrictions of the economic competition 5. Monopolization and price discrimination 6. Theory of regulation 7. Natural monopoly and economic regulation 8. Contemporary approaches to the antitrust regulation 9. EU Competition Policy – Antitrust 10. EU Competition Policy – Mergers 11. EU Competition Policy - State Aid and Public Procurement

Conditions for subject completion

Conditions for completion are defined only for particular subject version and form of study

Occurrence in study plans

Academic year	Programme	Branch/spec.	Form	Study language	Tut. centre	Type of duty
2019/2020	(B6202) Economic Policy and Administration	(6202R027) National Economy	P	Czech	Ostrava	Choice-compulsory	study plan
2018/2019	(B6202) Economic Policy and Administration	(6202R027) National Economy	P	Czech	Ostrava	Choice-compulsory	study plan
2017/2018	(N6202) Economic Policy and Administration	(6202T027) National Economy	P	Czech	Ostrava	Choice-compulsory	study plan

Occurrence in special blocks

Block name	Academic year	Form of study	Study language	Type of block	Block owner
Incoming students - bachelor study	2020/2021	Full-time	English	Choice-compulsory	163 - International Office	stu. block
Incoming students - bachelor study	2019/2020	Full-time	English	Choice-compulsory	163 - International Office	stu. block
Incoming students - bachelor study	2018/2019	Full-time	English	Choice-compulsory	163 - International Office	stu. block
Incoming Students	2017/2018	Full-time	English	Choice-compulsory	163 - International Office	stu. block
Incoming Students	2016/2017	Full-time	English	Choice-compulsory	163 - International Office	stu. block
Incoming Students	2015/2016	Full-time	English	Choice-compulsory	163 - International Office	stu. block

Assessment of instruction

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