Industrial Organization: Contemporary Theory and Practice - Hardcover

Pepall, Lynne; Richards, Daniel J.; Norman, George

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0538859482 ISBN 13: 9780538859486

Publisher: South-Western College Pub, 1998

Synopsis

This book represents a distinct new entry in the Industrial Organization market, bringing modern I/O analysis to an accessible level. The authors combine formal analysis with many real-world, practical applications. Consistent with modern analysis, the book focuses explicitly on the nature of strategic interaction and makes extensive use of game theoretic tools. At the same time,it never loses sight of the policy motivation behind much I/O analysis.

About this title

About the Author:

Lynne Pepall is Professor of Economics at Tufts University. Professor Pepall received her undergraduate degree in mathematics and economics from Trinity College, University of Toronto, and her Ph.D. in economics from Cambridge University in England. She has written numerous papers in industrial organization, appearing in the Economic Journal, Journal of Industrial Economics, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Review of Industrial Organization, Canadian Journal of Economics, and Economica. She has taught industrial organization and microeconomics at both the graduate and undergraduate levels at Tufts University since 1987. She is also a former director of the University¿s Writing Across the Curriculum program in which she worked with faculty from all disciplines to develop teaching methods based on the use of writing as a tool for thinking and learning. Professor Pepall lives in Newton, Massachusetts, with her two sons, a dog, a rabbit and her husband, a coauthor of this book.

Review:

New texts that successfully establish the cornerstone of a different intellectual tradition must be simple and understandable for all readers...Because of its accessibility I believe that this text is positioned to do this and may become the primer for its approach. Raymond L. Raab, University of Minnesota - Duluth

I definitely would consider using this text. It brings in the research of the last two decades without being impossibly difficult for undergraduates. Ann Harper Fender, Gettysburg College

The prose is quite readable and engaging. I found things discussed in a very interesting manner. The use of examples that are current, and easy to relate with is good and very helpful in developing the discussion. There are some nice numerical examples that are easy to follow. Barry Haworth, University of Louisville

I am very pleased with the level of mathematics in the book. The level is actually quite sophisticated even though it is little more than simple high school algebra. Arne Hallam, Iowa State University

About this edition

• Publisher: South-Western College Pub
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0538859482
• ISBN 13: 9780538859486
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 550