ECON 25 Competition and Strategy

This course examines the strategies that businesses use in choosing prices, advertising, research and development, and mergers to maximize their profits. The course studies how business strategy is constrained by market competition and antitrust policy (government policy toward monopoly, collusion, and mergers). The analysis is conducted using game theory, empirical methods, and experimental methods.

Instructor

Cremer

Prerequisite

ECON 1 and MATH 3 (or ECON 3 or MATH 8 or MATH 11 or MATH 12 or MATH 13), ECON 10 and ECON 21

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:SOC

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Offered

• Fall