The Economics of Industrial Organization: Analysis, Markets, Policies

by William G. Shepherd

This text seeks to cover all topics in the field of industrial organization, including its history, schools of thought, forms of competition and monopoly, and monopoly's effect on performance. The text also contains two case study dominance (eight cases), and tight oligopoly (five cases). The sequence is designed to spotlight the structure-performance issue, encouraging readers to think about the basic question of causation.

447 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985