How firms behave in imperfectly-competitive markets. Uses game theory to understand strategic decisions. Topics include price discrimination; peak load pricing; productivity; Bertrand, Cournot, and Hotelling oligopoly models; entry; mergers and merger regulation; monopoly regulation; patents; auctions; and two-sided platforms. Moves from theoretical and mathematical models to real-world data and problem sets.
Economics (Undergraduate) 4 credits - 15 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2022)
ECON-UA 316-000 (9969)01/24/2022 - 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed9:00 AM - 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Saini, Viplav · Toledo, Gabriel · Díaz Ferreiras, Víctor
ECON-UA 316-000 (9970)01/24/2022 - 05/09/2022 Fri8:00 AM - 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Díaz Ferreiras, Víctor
ECON-UA 316-000 (9971)01/24/2022 - 05/09/2022 Fri9:00 AM - 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Toledo, Gabriel
NYU Department: Liberal Arts & Sciences, Societies & the Social Sciences, Undergraduate
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