Industrial Organization and Public Policy

General

Prefix

ECON

Course Number

472

Course Level

Undergraduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

Herberger Business School

Description

Market structure, firm behavior, and market performance. Public policy toward business via government regulation and antitrust policy.

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Apply the structure-conduct-performance paradigm to predict the efficiency of different markets, and explain how markets can evolve within this paradigm.

Outcome

Recommend appropriate pricing strategies to maximize profit in different market structures.

Outcome

Identify situations when firms use strategic behavior to reduce competition.

Outcome

Compare traditional and contemporary industrial organization research in terms of both approach and findings.

Outcome

Evaluate government laws and regulations used to promote competition among firms.

Dependencies

Programs

ECON472 is a completion requirement for: