Industrial Organization: Theory and Practice blends a rigorous theoretical introduction to industrial organization with empirical evidence, real-world applications, and case studies. It also supports students with a range of theoretical and applied problems and exercises. This balanced approach has earned the book its place as one of the leading undergraduate texts on industrial organization.
The sixth edition has significantly expanded and updated theories, empirical findings, applications, industry landscapes, policies, and cases throughout the book to reflect the latest developments in the field. Major updates include:
additional theoretical concepts (with applications) addressing current trends in business practices, such as platform markets, algorithmic pricing, monopsony, killer acquisitions, subcontracting, subscription plans, influencer marketing, and network effects;
recent developments in public policy toward Big Tech and dominant platforms, labor market concentration, algorithmic collusion, and net neutrality;
greater emphasis on global perspective with a broader range of international examples, applications, and cases;
enhanced coverage of empirical approaches in industrial organization, including an introduction to discrete choice models and difference-in-differences methods;
a supplementary digital resource package, offering additional learning and teaching materials.
This comprehensive book bridges the gap between economic theory and real-world case studies in an accessible, logical manner, making it the ideal undergraduate text for courses on industrial organization.
PART I: THE BASICS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION 1. Introduction 2. The Firm and Its Costs 3. Competition and Monopoly 4. Market Structure 5. Mergers PART II: FOUNDATIONAL MODELS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION 6. Game Theory 7. Oligopoly Models 8. Dominant Firms and Platform Markets PART III: MODELS OF CONDUCT AND PERFORMANCE 9. Price Discrimination 10. Product Differentiation 11. Advertising 12. Vertical Relationships 13. Collusion 14. Entry and Price Deterrence 15. Entry and Nonprice Deterrence 16. Technological Change and Research and Development PART IV: PUBLIC POLICY AND GLOBALIZATION ISSUES 17. Antitrust: Market Power 18. Antitrust: Collusive Behavior 19. Antitrust: Mergers and Acquisitions 20. Antitrust: Price Discrimination, Predatory Pricing, and Vertical Restraints 21. International Economics and Industrial Organization 22. Regulation and Deregulation. Appendix: Empirical Industrial Organization. Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems.
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