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EIF2005 TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS
3 Credits

Pre-requisite None

Learning At the end of the course, students are able to:
Outcomes
1. Explain the principles of transport economics.
2. Investigate the role of public policy and regulation in transportation sector.
3. Conduct transportation project evaluation analysis.

Synopsis This course provides understanding of the transporation industries as well as the major
policy issues related provision of transportation services. The course will introduce the
students with the underlying principles of economis of transportation provision including
demand, costs, market structure, pricing, subsidies, and finance. It will also discusses
the role of public policy and regulation in transportation sector as well as trains the
students to conduct transportation project evaluation.

Medium of English
Instruction

Assessment Continuous Assessment : 60%
Weightage Final Examination : 40%

EIF3001 INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION
3 Credits

Pre-requisite None

Learning At the end of the course, students are able to:
Outcomes
1. Explain various concepts and theories of industrial organisation (IO).
2. Analyse industrial economics issues using related IO models.
3. Relate ethical aspects in analysing policy issues that arise due to non-competitive
behaviour in markets.

Synopsis This course provides an analysis of the theory of industrial organisation. Students will be
introduced to the theory of firms, imperfect competition, oligopoly models, measurement of
market concentration and firms’ strategic behaviour. Some applications on competition
policy and regulation will also be discussed.

Medium of English
Instruction

Assessment Continuous Assessment : 50%
Weightage Final Examination : 50%