Weeks | Topics |
1 |
Basic Concepts and Debates
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2 |
Theories of Competition and Monopoly
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3 |
Market Definition, Imperfections, and Degrees of Competition
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4 |
Market Power’s Effects on Prices, Profits, and Efficiency
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5 |
Innovation, Fairness, and Other Values
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6 |
Capital Markets, Mergers, and Other Influences on Structure
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7 |
Economies and Diseconomies of Scale
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8 |
Midterm exam
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9 |
The Firm: Concepts and Conditions
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10 |
Monopoly, Dominance, and Entry
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11 |
Price Discrimination and Predatory Actions
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12 |
Tight Oligopoly: Theories and Real World Patterns
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13 |
Vertical Conditions, Size and Diversification, and Advertising
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14 |
Antitrust Policies, Regulation, Deregulation, and Privatization
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