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ECON221
Industrial Organization
ECON221 SP
Spring 97 Availability (Last Updated on Thu Apr 17 05:00:17 EDT 1997
)
Section Limit Enrollment Available
01 31 0 31
The role and significance of larger corporations in the U.S.
economy; the analysis of market structure and its influence
on corporate strategy--of pricing policy, advertising,
research and development, mergers, location, product
characteristics, technical change, investment and capacity
utilization as they affect market performance; market
failure and the uses of power.
MAJOR READINGS
A current textbook in industrial economics.
Articles from various journals.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Several exams; final exam as
scheduled by the Registrar; several papers and/or problems
sets. Class discussion of specific industries and corporate
behavior.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Staying current
with assignments, and participating in class discussion.
Maximum enrollment is 35.
Please note that if you do not match one of the prerequisite
listings EXACTLY, then you need a prerequisite override.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class
meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to
the first class, they will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS ECON
Prerequisites:
ECON111 and ECON112 or ECON105
- Section 01
- Miller, R
- Times: M.W.F.. 11:00AM;
- Grading Mode: Mixed
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 2, So: 3, Fr: 0
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
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