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Course Content The nature of Industrial Organization Suggested readings Lynne Pepall, Dan Richards, George Norman Learning Objectives This course will introduce you to the essential ideas of industrial organization, which is essentially the economic analysis of imperfectly competitive markets and their relationship to the structure of firms. Attention to the regulation of real-world competition distinguishes this course from related courses of microeconomics and game theory. The goal is an understanding of the qualities of actual markets found in advanced capitalist economies, where outcomes and their assumed foundations differ substantially from those of models of perfect competition. Prerequisites Some simple Math (basic ideas of calculus) and Microeconomics (basic ideas of theory of consumption, production, perfect competition and monopoly). Teaching Methods Lectures, tutorials and "experimental" classes (depending on the number of enrolled students). Type of Assessment 2/3 Class activities and problem sets. 1/3 Written exam with questions and exercises. Course program Weeks 1-2: An introduction to Industrial Organization, basic microeconomics concepts, market structure and market power |