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2016-2017 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

ECO 401 - Industrial Organization and Antitrust Policy

Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232, 301 or permission of instructor
Development of antitrust policy in the U.S. Discussion of tying arrangements, vertical integration, price discrimination, market structure and technological innovation, diversification, mergers, and patents. Theoretical and empirical discussion of barriers to new competition in American industries.
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