Digital Economy
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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-2023 Schedules and rooms
Summary schedule Thursday 08:15 - 11:00, Hebdomadaire (Spring semester)
Hours per week 3 Teaching
Teachers - Büchel Berno
Assistants - Droz Bénédicte
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, firm behavior, and in the modes of competition. We discuss models of several online markets in order to highlight characteristic properties, derive optimal strategies, and eventually discuss the welfare properties. Topics include matchmakers, booking platforms, price comparison sites, recommender systems, and open source software. The main focus is laid on different roles of market intermediaries in the digital economy.
The first part of the course consists of lectures and exercises. In the second part, students will present business models of certain online companies.
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 Yes Mobility Yes UniPop No Auditor Yes Documents
Bibliography Belleamme and Peitz (2010)
Peitz and Waldfogel (2012)
Illing and Peitz (2006)
Zhang (2020)
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Dates and rooms
Date Hour Type of lesson Place 23.02.2023 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room C130 02.03.2023 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room C130 09.03.2023 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room C130 16.03.2023 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room C130 23.03.2023 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room C130 30.03.2023 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room C130 06.04.2023 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room C130 20.04.2023 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room C130 27.04.2023 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room C130 04.05.2023 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room C130 11.05.2023 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room C130 25.05.2023 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room C130 01.06.2023 08:15 - 11:00 Cours PER 21, Room C130 -
Assessments methods
Evaluation continue et examen écrit - SP-2023, Session d'été 2023
Date 15.06.2023 17:00 - 18:00 Assessments methods By rating Descriptions of Exams The written exam takes 60 minutes and counts 80%.
Presentations count 20%Course with continuous evaluation: after the registration period, you can no longer cancel your registration (see session calendar on the Faculty's website).
Written exam - SP-2023, Session de rattrapage 2023
Date 29.08.2023 11:00 - 12:00 Assessments methods By rating Descriptions of Exams Duration 60 minutes
Re-take exam only
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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
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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 - 90 ECTS
Version: 2021/SA_V01
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 EconomyLe 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 coursesLe 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 coursesLe choix de l'option se fait par l'inscription au premier cours dans l'une des options possibles. > Quantitative Economics > Elective courses in Quantitative EconomicsLe 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 coursesLe 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 EconomyLe 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 coursesLe 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 EconomyLe choix de l'option se fait par l'inscription au premier cours dans l'une des options possibles. > Business Economics > Option : Business EconomicsCourse selection for the Master WITHOUT options > Elective courses > Elective courses of the SES Faculty - max. 15 ECTS > SES Master level coursesCourse 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 - Information Management - 90 ECTS
Version: 2019/SA_V01
Classes - min. 45 ECTS > Modules management - max. 15 ECTS > DIG: Managing Digitalisation
Ma - International and European Business - 90 ECTS
Version: 2021/SA_V01
Courses > 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 coursesCourses > Modules > One complete module taken from the following list > Groupe d'élément de validation du Module DIG > DIG: Managing Digitalisation
Ma - Management - 90 ECTS
Version: 2021/SA_V01
Courses: min. 72 ECTS > Elective Courses : max. 18 ECTS > SES Master level coursesCourses: min. 72 ECTS > Modules - min 54 ECTS > Groupe d'élément de validation du Module DIG > DIG: Managing Digitalisation
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/SA_V02
Courses > Elective Master courses from the whole university > SES Master level coursesCourses > Groupe d'élément de validation du Module DIG > DIG: Managing Digitalisation
Ma - Public Economics and Public Finance - 90 ECTS
Version: 2015/SA_V01_MA_VWL_DD
Cours > Up to 45 ECTS credits must fulfill the conditions required for the specialisation, including the modules 1, 2 and 6 with a min. of 12 ECTS in each. > Additional courses in Economics in order to fulfil the Double Diploma requirements > Module 8: Industrial OrganizationCours > Up to 45 ECTS credits must fulfill the conditions required for the specialisation, including the modules 1, 2 and 6 with a min. of 12 ECTS in each. > Additional courses in Economics in order to fulfil the Double Diploma requirements > Module 7: Economic Theory
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