ECON 46100

Industrial Organization
Stephen Martin - Online- Summer 2019

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About the Course
This course will examine the determinants of market and firm structure, firm conduct, and market performance in imperfectly competitive markets.  Emphasis is placed on real-world industries and the models of firms and industries that economists use to analyze real-world industries.
Course Goals/Learning Objectives
Course objectives: if you successfully complete this course, you will 
  (a) Have the ability to use basic versions of the models economists use to analyse imperfectly competitive markets;
  (b) Be aware of the results of empirical tests of those models, in the laboratory and using real-world data;
  (c) Recognize the implications of these models for public policy toward business competition.

ECON 46100

Course Catalog
ECON 46100 Industrial Organization

Description
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines the determinants of firm and market structure and the resulting market performance in imperfectly-competitive markets. Advanced topics include advertising, research and development, imperfectly competitive international markets, and market integration. Emphasis is placed on using theoretical models of firm and industry behavior to explain and analyze real-world examples of firm behavior. Typically offered Spring Summer.
3.000 Credit hours
Levels:  Graduate, Professional, Undergraduate
Schedule Types:  Distance Learning, Lecture
Offered By:  School of Management
Department:  School of Business Admin
Course Attributes
S General Education, Upper Division
May be offered at any of the following campuses:  Northwest- Westville Northwest- Hammond West Lafayette
Prerequisites
(Undergraduate level ECON 25100 Minimum Grade of C- or Undergraduate level ECON E2010 Minimum Grade of C- or Undergraduate level ECON E1030 Minimum Grade of C-) and (Undergraduate level MA 16010 Minimum Grade of C- or Undergraduate level MA 16100 Minimum Grade of C- or Undergraduate level MA 16500 Minimum Grade of C- or Undergraduate level MA 22300 Minimum Grade of C-)
Other Information
Restrictions:  Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors: Accounting Advanced Accountancy Economics Honors Economics Finance General Management IM/Analytical Consulting IM/Computer Science IM/Data Analytics IM/Economics IM/Economics Honors IM/Engineering IM/Financial Engineering IM/Mgmt Info Systems IM/Manufac & Svc Operations IM/Operations Management IM/Quantitative Methods IM/Science IM/Sci, Tech, Engr & Math Management Marketing IM/Oper & Supply Chain Mgmt Supply Chain Info & Analytics Strategy & Organiz Mgmt Social Studies Education