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Course Info for ECON - 308 - 01, Fall 2022
Class number: 2682 Title: Industrial Organization Department: Economics
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 25 Current enrollment: 26 Available seats: 0
Start date: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 End date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM, SH - N129 Instructor(s): Schneider, Arthur
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C+ or better in Economics 301. (Calculus is recommended, but not required)
Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement
Note: C-, P or better in Economics 301 if taken Spring 2020
Course Description:
The course is divided into two parts. The first part consists of an examination of the structure of American industry including a critical analysis of the empirical evidence underlying the extent of competition, oligopoly, and monopoly within the United States. Comparisons are made with other industrialized nations and a number of specific industries are examined in detail. The second part of the course consists of an examination of public policy toward monopoly with specific emphasis on regulation and antitrust policies.