2025/2026
Организационная экономика
Статус:
Дисциплина общефакультетского пула
Где читается:
Факультет экономических наук
Когда читается:
4 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
32
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Neoclassical economics traditionally viewed a firm as a production set. Given market prices, the
firm chooses a set of inputs to buy, turns them into outputs, and then sells those outputs on the
market in order to maximize profits. This "black box" view of the firm captures many important
aspects of what a firm does, but leaves many questions unanswered: why do firms exist?, why
some firms decide to buy inputs and others to make them?, what do managers do?, what is the
role of hierarchy?, why do firms often appear dysfunctional?, why do inefficient and efficient
firms coexist?, should we care about their coexistence?
The purpose of this course is to move beyond the Neoclassical view of the firm and to provide you
with a set of models that you can use as a first step when thinking about modern issues affecting
private and public organizations. We will also explore empirical applications, experimental
approaches and case studies of real firms. Topics include the rationale behind the existence of
different types of firms, the formation of hierarchical structures, and the design of incentive
systems in the presence of asymmetric information and conflicting interests. The models we study
will be applicable to fields such as strategic consulting, management, and antitrust regulation.