<P><STRONG>课程简介</STRONG></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The course provides a graduate level introduction to Industrial Organization. It is designed to provide a broad introduction to topics and industries that current researchers are studying as well as to expose students to a wide variety of techniques. It will start the process of preparing economics Ph.D. students to conduct thesis research in the area, and may also be of interest to doctoral students working in other areas of economics and related fields. The course integrates theoretical models and empirical studies.<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The course presumes that students have a familiarity with micro theory, basic game theory and some econometrics.<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#990000 size=3>Calendar </FONT></STRONG></P>
<P align=left>1 Theory of the Firm <o:p></o:p></P>
<P align=left>2 Monopoly Pricing and Durable Goods Problem Set 1 Due (<A href="http://www.core.org.cn/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-271Industrial-Organization-IFall2001/A47CE637-EEFB-479A-9220-E3E0BE611D74/0/ps011.pdf" target=_blank>PDF</A>)<o:p></o:p></P>
<P align=left>3 Price Discrimination, Static Competition and Models of Differentiation Problem Set 2 Due (<A href="http://www.core.org.cn/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-271Industrial-Organization-IFall2001/21DE7132-0FC3-4F88-97FA-AB05F49BEDD8/0/ps012.pdf" target=_blank>PDF</A>)<o:p></o:p></P>
<P align=left>4 Search <o:p></o:p></P>
<P align=left>5 Dynamic Competition <o:p></o:p></P>
<P align=left>6 Firm Conduct Problem Set 3 Due (<A href="http://www.core.org.cn/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-271Industrial-Organization-IFall2001/C2BD3279-6FFB-41D5-A2FF-AC66A2DA6FD1/0/ps013.pdf" target=_blank>PDF</A>)<o:p></o:p></P>
<P align=left>7 Empirical Models of Demand Problem Set 4 Due (<A href="http://www.core.org.cn/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-271Industrial-Organization-IFall2001/7386C78D-5436-4167-9E0B-30D160D169A2/0/ps014.pdf" target=_blank>PDF</A>)<o:p></o:p></P>
<P align=left>8 Entry Problem Set 5 Due (<A href="http://www.core.org.cn/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-271Industrial-Organization-IFall2001/4D107498-62A9-49D0-885D-7D011E71137B/0/ps015.pdf" target=_blank>PDF</A>)<o:p></o:p></P>
<P align=left>9 Strategic Investment <o:p></o:p></P>
<P align=left>10 Asymmetric Information <o:p></o:p></P>
<P align=left>11 Networks Problem Set 6 Due (<A href="http://www.core.org.cn/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-271Industrial-Organization-IFall2001/75E5B661-A050-4E19-881C-588BC68B8F46/0/ps016.pdf" target=_blank>PDF</A>)<o:p></o:p></P>
<P align=left>12 Auctions <o:p></o:p></P>
<P align=left>13 Patents Problem Set 7 Due (<A href="http://www.core.org.cn/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-271Industrial-Organization-IFall2001/8B7E08BC-D4AB-4DCC-BAC5-E229FC1874C9/0/71602.pdf" target=_blank>PDF</A>)<o:p></o:p></P>
<P align=left>14 Diffusion of Technologies Problem Set 8 Due (<A href="http://www.core.org.cn/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-271Industrial-Organization-IFall2001/EFB31A4B-EF82-4BA8-A834-C071710EF735/0/73852.pdf" target=_blank>PDF</A>)<o:p></o:p></P>
<P align=left>15 Managerial Incentives <o:p></o:p></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">Assignments</FONT></P>
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<P align=left>1 (<A href="http://www.core.org.cn/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-271Industrial-Organization-IFall2001/A47CE637-EEFB-479A-9220-E3E0BE611D74/0/ps011.pdf" target=_blank>PDF</A>)<o:p></o:p></P>
<P align=left>2 (<A href="http://www.core.org.cn/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-271Industrial-Organization-IFall2001/21DE7132-0FC3-4F88-97FA-AB05F49BEDD8/0/ps012.pdf" target=_blank>PDF</A>)<o:p></o:p></P>
<P align=left>3 (<A href="http://www.core.org.cn/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-271Industrial-Organization-IFall2001/C2BD3279-6FFB-41D5-A2FF-AC66A2DA6FD1/0/ps013.pdf" target=_blank>PDF</A>)<o:p></o:p></P>
<P align=left>4 (<A href="http://www.core.org.cn/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-271Industrial-Organization-IFall2001/7386C78D-5436-4167-9E0B-30D160D169A2/0/ps014.pdf" target=_blank>PDF</A>)<o:p></o:p></P>
<P align=left>5 (<A href="http://www.core.org.cn/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-271Industrial-Organization-IFall2001/4D107498-62A9-49D0-885D-7D011E71137B/0/ps015.pdf" target=_blank>PDF</A>)<o:p></o:p></P>
<P align=left>6 (<A href="http://www.core.org.cn/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-271Industrial-Organization-IFall2001/75E5B661-A050-4E19-881C-588BC68B8F46/0/ps016.pdf" target=_blank>PDF</A>)<o:p></o:p></P>
<P align=left>7 (<A href="http://www.core.org.cn/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-271Industrial-Organization-IFall2001/8B7E08BC-D4AB-4DCC-BAC5-E229FC1874C9/0/71602.pdf" target=_blank>PDF</A>)<o:p></o:p></P>
<P align=left>8 (<A href="http://www.core.org.cn/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-271Industrial-Organization-IFall2001/EFB31A4B-EF82-4BA8-A834-C071710EF735/0/73852.pdf" target=_blank>PDF</A>)<o:p></o:p></P>
<P><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana color=#990000 size=3>Exams </FONT></STRONG></P>
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<P align=left>2001 Mid-term Solutions – Revised (<A href="http://www.core.org.cn/NR/rdonlyres/Economics/14-271Industrial-Organization-IFall2001/F7320578-CB5C-419F-8434-8B09303777E2/0/exam3.pdf" target=_blank>PDF</A>)<o:p></o:p></P>
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