Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Theory of Antimonopoly Regulation

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	156-0903/02
Abbreviation	TPM
Course title	Theory of Antimonopoly Regulation
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Department of Applied Economics
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Christiana Kliková, CSc.

Subject syllabus

Fundamentals and main objectives of the ec. competition policy. Theory,
practical policy of market protection. Concentration and
monopolisation of economy. Causes and forms of limiting the ec. competition.
Diagnosis of the functionality of the ec. competition. Statics and dynamics of competition. Instruments of the ec. competition policy. Outlawing cartels,
supervision over abusing a dominating market position, control of fusions.
Historical and actual shape of the anti-monopolistic policies, their
legislative modifications. Ec. competition in the EU and in the Czech Republic.

Literature

ARMENTANO D. T.: Antitrust and Monopoly Anatomy of Policy Failure. The
Independent Institute, Oakland CA 1990.
HAHN R. W. Antitrust Policy and Vertical Reestraints. Brooking Institution
Press 2006.
HYLTON, KEIT N.: Antitrust Law: Economic Theory and Common Law Evolution. Cambridge University Press 2003.

Advised literature

FERGUSON P. R. a FERGUSON G. J. Industrial Economics, Issues and
Perspectives. Macmillan 1994.
MCCONNELL, C. R. – BRUE, S. L.: Economics. Principles, Problems, and Policies. McGraw-Hill, International Edition.
RASMUSSEN, P.N., DELORS, J.: The New Social Europe. www.pes.org 2007.
SHARPE, T. Trying to make sense of abuse of a dominant position. In ROBINSON, C. Regulating Utilities and Promoting Competition : Lessons for the future. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2006. s. 138-155. In Association with the Institute of Economic Affairs and the London Business School. .
VISCUSI, K. W., HARRINGTON, J. E., VERNON, John M. Economics of Regulation and Antitrust. 4th edition. Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2005. 927 p. ISBN 0-262-22075-X.

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