Industrial organization is concerned with the workings of markets and industries, in particular the way ?rms compete with each other. The emphasis is on the study of a ?rm’s strategies with respect to market interaction: price competition, product positioning, advertising, research and development, and so forth. Outline:
1. Introduction and overview
2. Basic pricing
3. Price discrimination
4. Demand estimation
5. Introduction to game theory
6. Oligopoly: price and quantity competition
7. Collusion
8. Entry and market structure
9. Market foreclosure
10. Vertical relations
11. Product differentiation and advertising
12. Innovation
