Digital Economy

  • Teaching

    Details

    Faculty Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences
    Domain Economics
    Code UE-EEP.00350
    Languages English
    Type of lesson Lecture
    Level Master
    Semester SP-2021

    Schedules and rooms

    Summary schedule Thursday 08:15 - 11:00, Hebdomadaire (Spring semester)
    Hours per week
    		3

    Teaching

    Teachers
    • Büchel Berno
    Assistants
    • Nassar Anis
    Description

    Digitalization has changed the way business are run nowadays and how they will be run in the future. Differences may lie in consumer behavior, fi rm behavior, and in the modes of competition. We discuss models of several digital markets in order to highlight characteristic properties, derive optimal strategies, and eventually discuss the welfare properties. Topics include
    price comparison sites, online advertising, recommender systems, and open source software. The main focus is laid on different roles of market intermediaries in the digital economy.

    Moodle Link
    Training objectives

    In this course, students are supposed to
    a) learn characteristic properties of the digital economy,
    b) understand microeconomic models of different online markets,
    c) and discuss strategic decisions in such markets.
    Softskills Yes
    Off field No
    BeNeFri No
    Mobility Yes
    UniPop No
    Auditor Yes

    Documents

    Bibliography

    Belleamme and Peitz (2010)

    Peitz and Waldfogel (2012)

    Illing and Peitz (2006)

    Zhang (2020)
  • Dates and rooms
    Date Hour Type of lesson Place
    25.02.2021 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room B205
    04.03.2021 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room B205
    11.03.2021 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room B205
    18.03.2021 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room B205
    25.03.2021 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room B205
    01.04.2021 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room B205
    15.04.2021 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room B205
    22.04.2021 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room B205
    29.04.2021 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room B205
    06.05.2021 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room B205
    20.05.2021 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room B205
    27.05.2021 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room B205
  • Assessments methods

    Written exam - SP-2021, Session de rattrapage 2021

    Date 26.08.2021 08:30 - 09:30
    Assessments methods By rating
    Descriptions of Exams

    Duration 60 minutes

    Re-take exam only

    Evaluation continue et examen écrit - SP-2021, Session d'été 2021

    Date 10.06.2021 08:30 - 09:30
    Assessments methods By rating
    Descriptions of Exams

    The written exam takes 60 minutes and counts 80%.
    Presentations/homework count 20%
  • Assignment
    Valid for the following curricula:
    BeNeFri - Sciences économiques et sociales
    Version: 2018/SP_V01_SES_BeNeFri
    Course > Master course offering for BeNeFri Students
    Complementary learnings in SES or mobility students
    Version: ens_compl_ses
    Mster course offering for Mobility Students
    Doc - Business Informatics
    Version: 20210713
    Elective courses > Wahlkurse UNIFR
    Doc - Economics
    Version: 2002/SA_V01
    Cours a choix > Wahlkurse UNIFR
    Doc - Economie quantitative
    Version: 2002/SA_V01
    Cours a choix > Wahlkurse UNIFR
    Doc - Management
    Version: 2002/SA_V01
    Cours a choix > Wahlkurse UNIFR
    Doc - Management in Nonprofit-Organisation
    Version: 2002/SA_V01_60ECTS Théoriques
    Elective courses > Wahlkurse UNIFR
    Doc - Sciences sociales
    Version: 2002/SA_V01
    Cours a choix > Wahlkurse UNIFR
    Doc - Sciences économiques et sociales
    Version: 2002/SA_V01
    Cours a choix > Wahlkurse UNIFR
    Ma - Accounting and Finance - 120 ECTS
    Version: 2024/SP_V01_DD_Caen
    UniFr courses > Elective courses - Max 18 ECTS > SES Master level courses
    Ma - Accounting and Finance - 90 ECTS
    Version: 2021/SA_V01 Dès SA-2024
    Course - 72 ECTS > Minimum 0 / maximum 1 optional master course offered at the University of Fribourg, if 72 ECTS not yet reached in the above modules > SES Master level courses
    Ma - Business Communication - Management - 90 ECTS
    Version: 2022/SA_V02
    Courses - 60 ECTS > Chosen Option > Management > 30 ECTS parmi les modules : > DIG: Managing Digitalisation
    Ma - Business Communication : Business Informatics - 90 ECTS
    Version: 2020/SA_V02
    Courses - 60 ECTS > Option Group > Information Management > Cours > Modules management > DIG: Managing Digitalisation
    Ma - Business Informatics - 90 ECTS
    Version: 2020/SA-v01
    Classes - min. 45 ECTS > Modules management - max. 15 ECTS > DIG: Managing Digitalisation
    Ma - Communication and Media Research - 90 ECTS
    Version: 2015/SA_V01
    Courses - 60 ECTS > Inter- and Transdisciplinary Perspectives > SES Master level courses
    Ma - Communication and Society - 90 ECTS
    Version: 2021/SA_V03
    Forschungsbereiche > Inter- & Transdisciplinary Perspectives
    Ma - Data Analytics & Economics - 90 ECTS
    Version: 2020/SA-v01
    Courses min 63 ECTS > Mandatory Modules (45 to 63 ECTS) > Module II: Economics of Markets and Organisations (Eco)
    Ma - Economics - 90 ECTS
    Version: 2021/SA_V04
    Le choix de l'option se fait par l'inscription au premier cours dans l'une des options possibles. > Public Economics and Policy > Elective courses in Public Economics and Policy > Ma - Elective courses in Political Economy
    Le choix de l'option se fait par l'inscription au premier cours dans l'une des options possibles. > Public Economics and Policy > Elective courses in Public Economics and Policy > Elective courses of the SES Faculty - max. 15 ECTS > SES Master level courses
    Le choix de l'option se fait par l'inscription au premier cours dans l'une des options possibles. > Quantitative Economics > Elective courses in Quantitative Economics > Courses from the SES faculty - max. 15 ECTS > SES Master level courses
    Le choix de l'option se fait par l'inscription au premier cours dans l'une des options possibles. > Quantitative Economics > Elective courses in Quantitative Economics
    Le choix de l'option se fait par l'inscription au premier cours dans l'une des options possibles. > Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility > Elective courses in Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility > Elective courses of the SES Faculty - max. 15 ECTS > SES Master level courses
    Le choix de l'option se fait par l'inscription au premier cours dans l'une des options possibles. > Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility > Elective courses in Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility > Ma - Elective courses in Political Economy
    Le choix de l'option se fait par l'inscription au premier cours dans l'une des options possibles. > Business Economics > Elective courses in Business Economics > Wahlkurse der SES-Fakultät - max. 15 ECTS > SES Master level courses
    Le choix de l'option se fait par l'inscription au premier cours dans l'une des options possibles. > Business Economics > Elective courses in Business Economics > Ma - Elective courses in Political Economy
    Le choix de l'option se fait par l'inscription au premier cours dans l'une des options possibles. > Business Economics > Option : Business Economics
    Course selection for the Master WITHOUT options > Elective courses > Elective courses of the SES Faculty - max. 15 ECTS > SES Master level courses
    Course selection for the Master WITHOUT options > Elective courses > Ma - Elective courses in Political Economy
    Ma - European Business - 90 ECTS
    Version: 2017/SA_v01
    Courses - 63 ECTS > Additional courses: Any Master courses of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, as well as maximum 9 ECTS from all Master programmes of the University. > SES Master level courses
    Ma - International and European Business - 90 ECTS
    Version: 2021/SA_v01 dès SA-2024
    Courses > Modules > Elective courses of the management modules > Elective courses of the management modules > Elective courses for the Master in management
    Courses > Modules > One complete module taken from the following list > DIG Module validation element group > DIG: Managing Digitalisation > Elective courses
    Courses > Additional courses > SES Master level courses
    Ma - Management - 90 ECTS
    Version: 2021/SA_v03 dès SA-2024
    Courses: min. 72 ECTS > Modules - min 54 ECTS > Minimum of 3 modules with a minimum of 18 ECTS and 2 core courses > DIG Module validation element group > DIG: Managing Digitalisation > Elective courses
    Courses: min. 72 ECTS > Modules - min 54 ECTS > Elective courses taken outside a validating module > Elective courses in the management modules > Elective courses for the Master in management
    Courses: min. 72 ECTS > Elective courses > SES Master level courses
    Ma - Management - 90 ECTS [MA]
    Version: 2017/SA_v01
    Courses: min. 63 ECTS > Cours facultatifs : max. 18 ECTS > SES Master level courses
    Ma - Marketing - 90 ECTS
    Version: 2021/V03 dès SA-2024
    Courses - 72 ECTS > Complementary module > DIG Module validation element group > DIG: Managing Digitalisation > Elective courses
    Courses - 72 ECTS > Elective Master courses from the whole university > SES Master level courses
    Ma - Public Economics and Public Finance - 90 ECTS
    Version: 2021/SA_V01_DD_PEPF
    Cours > Up to 40 ECTS credits must fulfill the conditions required for the specialisation according to the approuved document "Individual choice of lectures". > Ma - Elective courses in Political Economy
    MiMa - Business Informatics - 30 ECTS
    Version: 2020/SA_V01
    Cours > Modules management > DIG: Managing Digitalisation
    MiMa - Economics - 30 ECTS
    Version: 2021/SA_V01
    Elective courses > Ma - Elective courses in Political Economy
    MiMa - Gestion d'entreprise - 30 ECTS
    Version: 2021/SA_V01
    Elective courses - 30 ECTS > DIG: Managing Digitalisation