Topics in Industrial Organization

[0.50] credits · Undergraduate

Selected topics in the theoretical and empirical study of the organization and performance of firms and markets are covered in this course. Topics may include: strategic behaviour of firms such as actions to deter entry of rivals, pre-emptive choice of location and product quality, and research and development; the regulation of firms under uncertainty; econometric analysis of the use of market power; and modern advances in the theory of the firm.