The Competition and Regulation Economics Track in a Nutshell

High-quality, structured program with specialized modules in Industrial Organization theory and empirics, Competition Law, and an interdisciplinary seminar on Competition Economics and Law; large number of elective modules

Close collaboration with leading competition and regulation practioneers, including the Mannheim Competition Policy Forum (MCPF) at the Mannheim Centre For Competition and Innovation (MaCCI)

Various opportunities for internships, field trips, and other forms of collaboration with our partners, including CRA, CompassLexecon, Frontier Economics, German Monopolies Commission, Keystone Strategy, Nera, NetzeBW, Positive Competition, and the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW).
Excellent career opportunities, especially in organizations, governmental institutions, and companies where specialized knowledge in the field of competition and regulation economics is required or desirable (e.g. competition and regulatory authorities, companies in regulated sectors such as the energy and telecommunications sectors, and consultancies)
Located in the industrial heartland of Europe with major international companies on the doorstep

Curriculum

Introductory Phase	Examination (min)	ECTS credits
Advanced Microeconomics Advanced Macroeconomics Advanced Econometrics	120 120 120	10 10 10
Specialization Phase – Compulsory Courses
Industrial Organization – Markets and Strategies Empirical Industrial Organization Competition Law Interdisciplinary Competition and Regulation Seminar		14 7 5 5
Specialization Phase – Elective Courses
Specialized courses including 1–3 seminars optional including an internship		29 – 35
Research Phase
Master’s thesis (4 months) possibly including a thesis colloquium		30
Total		120–126