ECN 295-02 - Special Topic: Industrial Organization

4 credits (Spring)

This course examines the behavior of business firms in a variety of market environments and related government competition policies. Topics include the economics of oligopoly, mergers, monopolistic practices, collusion, technological change, antitrust policy, and regulation. We will develop models of behavior grounded in game theory and
consider many case studies of real-life industries ranging from automobiles to tech firms. Prior knowledge of game theory is not expected.

Prerequisite: ECN 111.
Instructor: B. Graham