“Product differentiation and market
structure” a course by Professor Jacques
Thisse
course subjects, dates, times & location:
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Spatial and discrete choice models of product differentiation
Monday 28/11/2011 : 10h-12h &14h-17h
Morning session : Auditorium Zeger Van Hee, College De Valk,
Tiensestraat 41, Leuven
Afternoon session : Auditorium Bouckeart, ILT 00.76, Dekenstraat 2,
Leuven
The Dixit-Siglitz model of monopolistic competition: pros and cons
Tuesday 29/11/2011: 10h-12h & 14h-16h
Auditorium Zeger Van Hee, College De Valk, Tiensestraat 41, Leuven
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The quadratic utility model with heterogeneous consumers
Wednesday 30/11/2011: 10h-12h & 14h-16h
Auditorium Zeger Van Hee, College De Valk, Tiensestraat 41, Leuven
Afternoon session in DV 3.01.0025
Heterogeneous firms in monopolistic competition with additive
preferences
Thursday 01/12/2011 : 10h-12h
Auditorium Zeger Van Hee, College De Valk, Tiensestraat 41, Leuven
registration mandatory : please send an e-mail to
lieve.mommaerts@econ.kuleuven.be
Jacques Thisse is Professor at the Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) of the Université
catholique de Louvain. He has been a visiting Professor in the US in several universities amongst others at the
University of Pennsylvania and Virginia Tech. He holds doctorates Honoris Causa from the universities of
Montreal (2005) and Paris (2010) and has published over 200 articles. He is also the author of several influential
books. His publications cover various field ranging from industrial organization, regional and urban economics,
international trade, game theory and public economics.