This text enables a thorough and coherent understanding of the core concepts and key topics of industrial organisation using a firmly real-world and case-centric approach. Industrial organisation draws upon contributions from a variety of fields of economic inquiry including game theory, information theory, organisation theory, agency theory, and transaction cost analysis, as well as the related field of strategic management. The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit TheeBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access yourdigitalebookproducts whilst you have yourBookshelf installed.
Part I: Theoretical Foundations 1 Industrial organization: an introduction 2 Production, costs, demand and profit maximization 3 The neoclassical theory of the firm 4 Managerial and behavioural theories of the firm 5 Transaction costs, agency and resource-based theories of the firm 6. Corporate governance Part II: Structural Analysis of Industry 7 Oligopoly: non-collusive models 8 Oligopoly: collusive models 9 Game Theory 10 Concentration: measurement and trends 11 Determinants of seller concentration 12 Barriers to entry 13 Market structure, firm strategy and performance Part III: Analysis of Firm Strategy 14 Pricing 15 Auctions 16 Product differentiation 17 Advertising 18 Research and development 19 Horizontal mergers and strategic alliances 20 Vertical integration 21 Vertical restraints 22 Network goods and services 23 Diversification Part IV: Analysis of Public Policy 24 Competition policy Appendices: Analytical Tools Appendix 1 Mathematical methods Appendix 2 Econometric methods Appendix 3 Solutions to quantitative questions Glossary Bibliography Index
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