Industrial Organization: Governance and Institutions ECON 426W (3)
A study of how markets, firms and other institutions are organized using information and transaction cost theories. Topics covered may include: theories of the firm (governance, structure, ownership, signaling and screening behavior); theories of non-market institutions (marriage, non-profit organizations, governments); institutional theories of growth and economic history; and the organization of markets (reputations, contracts, vertical control). Emphasis will be given to covering a limited number of issues and theoretical perspectives in detail rather than attempting a broad survey of new institutional economics. Prerequisite: ECON 302. Students with credit for ECON 426 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
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Greg Dow |
Jan 6 – Apr 13, 2015: Mon, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Jan 6 – Apr 13, 2015: Wed, 2:30–3:20 p.m. |
Burnaby Burnaby |