Industrial Organization

by Waldman, Don E.; Jensen, Elizabeth Jane

• ISBN13: 9780321014436
• ISBN10: 032101443X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-10-01
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

Written solely for the undergraduate audience, this streamlined Third Edition of "Industrial Organization: Theory and Practice" which features early coverage of Antitrust punctuates its modern introduction to industrial organization with relevant empirical data and case studies to show students how to apply theoretical tools.

Table of Contents

Part I THE BASICS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION	1	(32)
Chapter 1 Introduction	3	(10)
Chapter 2 Basic Theory	13	(40)
Chapter 3 Objectives of the Firm	53	(23)
Chapter 4 Market Concentration	76	(22)
Chapter 5 Entry and Exit	98	(35)
Part II MODERN INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION: GAME THEORY AND STRATEGIC BEHAVIOR	133	(168)
Chapter 6 Game Theory: A Framework for Understanding Oligopolistic Behavior	135	(14)
Chapter 7 The Development of Oligopoly Theory	149	(29)
Chapter 8 Collusion: The Great Prisoner's Dilemma	178	(24)
Chapter 9 Collusion in the Real World: Methods of Achieving Effective Collusion	202	(30)
Chapter 10 Oligopoly Behavior: Entry and Pricing to Deter Entry	232	(29)
Chapter 11 Oligopoly Behavior: Entry and Nonpricing Strategies to Deter Entry	261	(24)
Chapter 12 Advanced Games of Strategic Deterrence: Extensions of the Limit Pricing and Product Proliferation Models (Advanced Chapter)	285	(16)
Part III Business Practices	301	(162)
Chapter 13 Product Differentiation and Advertising	303	(41)
Chapter 14 Technological Change and Research and Development	344	(40)
Chapter 15 Price Discrimination	384	(22)
Chapter 16 Vertical Integration and Vertical Relationships	406	(26)
Chapter 17 Market Power and Performance: The Empirical Evidence	432	(31)
Part IV PUBLIC POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE	463
Chapter 18 Antitrust: The Laws and Policy Toward Market Power	465	(17)
Chapter 19 Antitrust: Collusion	482	(22)
Chapter 20 Antitrust: Mergers	504	(29)
Chapter 21 Antitrust: Price Discrimination	533	(15)
Chapter 22 Public Policy Toward Vertical Restraints of Trade and Group Boycotts	548	(18)
Chapter 23 International Economics and Industrial Organization	566	(26)
Chapter 24 Regulation and Deregulation	592
Glossary	G-1
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems	A-1
Index	I-1
Credits	C-1