QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR COMPETITION ANALYSIS

13-17 February 2017

Venue: 2nd Floor, 5 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank

This Short Learning Programme (SLP) is targeted at economists from competition authorities, economic regulators, research institutes and academia. It will cover key techniques to empirically characterise markets, with data-driven examples from some specific industries in the United States, Europe and South Africa.

The course will be led by Professor Jo Seldeslachts and Melissa Newham of KU Leuven in Belgium, one of the leading universities for the application of quantitative techniques in analysing markets and empirical industrial organization. Jo Seldeslachts has advised among the most important competition authorities across Europe (the European Commission, and the authorities in the UK and the Netherlands) and has published in the leading international journals in the field.

The main topics to be covered are as follows:

Estimation of demand functions (homogenous and differentiated products)
Identification of market power
The relation between market structure and prices
Detection of cartels
Merger simulation

Approach

The course will combine lectures and hands-on workshop sessions using data sets in STATA. Key principles and tests taught during the lectures will be reinforced through the exercises using data from academic studies. Familiarity with STATA is a pre-requisite for the course. Participants will be expected to cover some key readings in preparation for the course.

FEES

The course cost is R10 000 per person. This rate includes all the course material, lunch and refreshments.

CONTACT DETAILS

For booking forms and information on the course, please contact Farisai Chin’anga; Tel: +27 11 559 7522; email: farisaic@uj.ac.za or Prof Simon Roberts; Tel: +27 11 559 7516; email: sroberts@uj.ac.za

The course outline is here