1. Session 1: Presentation of the course. Introduction to the economic theories of the firm. 2. Session 2: The horizontal boundaries of the firm 3. Session 3: Transaction costs and the vertical boundaries of the firm 4. Session 4: Risk 5. Session 5: Synthesis and presentation of assignments 6. Session 6: Organizational view of the firm 7. Session 7: Strategic view of the firm I 8. Session 8: Strategic view of the firm II 9. Session 9: Synthesis and presentation of assignments 10. Session 10: Invited lecturer
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The students will be requested to prepare assignments for presentation in class on the topics of the course. The assignments may be based in academic articles.