2011/02/14 by Richard Schmalensee · 1 citation
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Merger and Competition Analysis
paper · doi:10.1057/9780230226203.2788
openalex publication_date 2011/02/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
Based on the activities of those who consider themselves in the field, industrial organization (or industrial economics) today may be broadly defined as the field of economics concerned with markets that cannot easily be analysed using the standard textbook competitive model. In such markets the positive and normative implications of models of imperfect competition are generally of interest, as are the design and effects of government antitrust and regulatory policies aimed at improving market performance. Because there are many models of imperfect competition, and because general policies must be applied to particular cases, much of the research in industrial organization has been and continues to be empirical. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.