Undergraduate - Economics of Industry
Appropriate for Which Degrees:
- Optional Finals Course for PPE, E&M, H&E
Introduction
The economics of industry is concerned with the behaviour of firms. This course covers both theory and applications. The objectives of this course are to provide an understanding of:
- the theoretical foundations of firm decisions regarding pricing, product differentiation, advertising, entry, mergers and takeovers, innovation, vertical integration, and organization
- the welfare implications of firm behaviour
- strategic firm behaviour, its effects on other firms
- inappropriate firm behaviour and the design of public policy responses
- methods of determining and analysing firm behaviour through the use of data
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