Industrial organization : theory and practice /
Don E. Waldman and Elizabeth J. Jensen.
- Fifth edition.
- New York ; London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
- xx, 723 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PART I The Basics of Industrial Organization -- Introduction -- The Firm and Its Costs -- Competition and Monopoly -- Market Structure -- Mergers -- PART II Foundational Models of Industrial Organization -- Game Theory: A Framework for Understanding Oligopolistic Behavior -- The Development of Theory -- Monopoly Practices -- PART III Models of Conduct and Performance -- Price Discrimination -- Product Differentiation -- Advertising –- Vertical Integration and Vertical Relationships -- Collusion: The Great Prisoner's Dilemma -- Oligopoly Behavior: Entry and Pricing to Deter Entry -- Oligopoly Behavior: Entry and Nonpricing Strategies to Deter Entry -- Technological Change and Research and Development -- PART IV Public Policy and Globalization Issues -- Antitrust: The Laws and Policy Toward Market Power -- Antitrust: Collusion -- Antitrust: Mergers -- Antitrust: Price Discrimination --Antitrust: Public Policy Toward Vertical Restraints of Trade and Group Boycotts -- International Economics and Industrial Organization -- Regulation and Deregulation.
"Industrial organization: Theory and Practice blends a rigorous theoretical introduction to industrial organization with empirical data, real-world applications and case studies. The book also supports students with a range of problems and exercises, and definitions of key terms and concepts. This balanced approach, which enables students to apply theoretical tools, has earned this book its ranking as one of the leading undergraduate texts in its field. 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."--Back cover