Resource Economics 452 - Industrial Organization
Fall
2021
01
3.00
Nathalie Lavoie
TU TH 4:00PM 5:15PM
UMass Amherst
20304
Holdsworth Hall room 305
lavoie@resecon.umass.edu
Market structure models with application to various industries. Firm behavioral strategies under different market structures. The role of product differentiation, advertising, market power, mergers, barriers to entry, price and non-price rivalry. Market performance including welfare, costs, and profits. BS Managerial Economics majors can satisfy their Integrative Experience requirement by taking this course plus Res-Econ 394LI and 453.
Open to RES-ECON and MGRECON students. ECON 203 or RES-ECON 202 An optional Honors colloquium is available for this course.
Students who are unable to enroll in this course because all sections are full can submit a Dept. of Resource Economics waitlist request. The form can be found here: http://www.umass.edu/resec/academics/undergraduate-program/undergraduat…. Once the semester begins, students must contact the instructor to request permission to enroll.