EC 470 - Industrial Organization and Antitrust Policy

Institution:

University of Hartford

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Description:

A discussion and appraisal of specific governmental regulatory policies toward business. Topic areas include historical origins of regulatory policies; competition and monopoly theory; industrial organization theory, business concentration, predatory pricing theory and practice, barriers to entry; selected antitrust cases dealing with monopoly, price fixing, price discrimination, tying agreements and mergers. In addition, the political and social ramifications of regulatory policy will be examined. Prerequisite: EC 211.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hartford.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 768-4100

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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