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The Course Descriptions catalog describes all undergraduate and graduate courses offered by Michigan State University. The searches below only return course versions Fall 2000 and forward. Please refer to the Archived Course Descriptions for additional information.

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EC 860A Industrial Organization I

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 1.5   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:1.5
Prerequisite:
EC 812A or EC 812B
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Economics or approval of department.
Not open to students with credit in:
EC 860, EC 861
Description:
Key theoretical models in industrial organizations. Topics may include price discrimination, dynamic monopoly, strategic firm behavior in oligopoly, entry deterrence and exclusionary conducts, advertising, platform markets, research and development, and innovation. Offered half of semester.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open

EC 860B Industrial Organization II

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 1.5   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:1.5
Prerequisite:
EC 812A and EC 812B
Restrictions:
Open to graduate-professional students in the Department of Economics or approval of department.
Not open to students with credit in:
EC 860, EC 861
Description:
Advanced tools and methods utilized in empirical industrial organizations. Topics may include differentiated product market, demand and supply, entry and exit, production function, productivity, and industry structures. Offered half of semester.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open