TY  - BOOK
AU  - Carlton, Dennis W.
AU  - Perloff, Jeffrey M.
TI  - Modern industrial organization
SN  - 9781292087856
U1  - 338.6 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Pearson Education Ltd.
KW  - Industrial organization (Economic theory)
N1  - I. INTRODUCTION AND THEORY
 1. Overview
 2. The Firm and Costs
II. MARKET STRUCTURES
 3. Competition
 4. Monopolies, Monopsonies, and Dominant Firms
 5. Cartels
 6. Oligopoly
 7. Product Differentiation and Monopolistic Competition
 8. Industry Structure and Performance
III. BUSINESS PRACTICES: STRATEGIES AND CONDUCT
 9. Price Discrimination
10. Advanced Topics in Pricing
11. Strategic Behavior
12. Vertical Integration and Vertical Restrictions
IV. INFORMATION, ADVERTISING, AND DISCLOSURE
13. Information
14. Advertising and Disclosure
V. DYNAMIC MODELS AND MARKET CLEARING
15. Decision Making Over Time: Durability
16. Patents and Technological Change
17. How Markets Clear: Theory and Facts
VI. GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND THEIR EFFECTS
18. International Trade
19. Antitrust Laws and Policy
20. Regulation and Deregulation
N2  - In-depth modern coverage provides a thorough background in microeconomic theory.
Two-colour figures and interior design add to the accessibility and pedagogical effectiveness of the text.
Practical examples illustrate the role of individual theories in current policy debates.
Designed for flexibility, this text can be tailored for use with different audiences and includes starred sections and technical appendices that can be used to increase the level of difficulty and depth of coverage.
Appropriate for use in two-semester courses, Modern Industrial Organization can easily be used for shorter courses by following the suggested course outlines
ER  -