ECON 355 - Industrial Organization

Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)

This course examines the behavior of firms under conditions of imperfect competition. The role of market power is studied, including the strategies it permits, e.g., monopoly pricing, price discrimination, quality choice, and product proliferation. Strategic behavior among firms is central to many of the topics of the course. As such, game theory is introduced to study strategic behavior, and is applied to topics such as oligopoly pricing, entry and deterrence, product differentiation, advertising, and innovation. Time permitting, the course may also include durable goods pricing, network effects, antitrust economics, and vertical integration. Qi Ge.

Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 and ECON 203, ECON 209 or ECON 210; or permission of the instructor.

Two 75-minute periods.

Course Format: CLS