Economics of the Digital Economy credit: 3 or

4 Hours

Analysis of firm strategies and public policy issues surrounding the digital economy and related industries. Applies economic tools and principles, including game theory, industrial organization, and information economics. Topics include: differentiation of prices and products; search cost and price dispersion; network effects and system competition; economics of platforms; intellectual property; antitrust regulations. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ECON 302 ; MATH 220 / MATH 221 or Calculus I equivalent.