ECN 3630 - Industrial Organizn & Public Policy

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Babson College

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4.00 credits ECN3630 Industrial Organizn & Public Policy (Advanced Lib Arts) This course explores the link between market structure and a firm's decisions and strategies: how market structure imposes exogenous parameters on firms, and also how firms can endogenously affect market structure to their advantage. Topics such as vertical integration/separation/restrictions, barriers to entry, product proliferation and preemption, R&D, pricing, advertising, antitrust, and information are discussed. The course integrates theory with other disciplines through discussion of "industry modules" based on HBS cases. Prerequisite: (ECN2300 or IME2311) and (MCE2312 or IME2321) This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Spring

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.babson.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 235-1200

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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