ECON 510

Industrial Organization and Public Policy

Units: 1.5

Provides a framework in which to examine policy issues with respect to industrial competition and regulation. Begins with the firm and its relation to the market, and then examines issues relating to market structure and regulation. Topics may include: durable goods monopoly; price discrimination; product differentiation; product quality; advertising; predatory pricing; mergers; and the natural monopoly.

Graduate course in the Economics program administered by the Faculty of Graduate Studies.