Handbook of Industrial Organization Volume 2 (Handbook in Economics, No 10) (Handbook of Industrial Organization)

Hardbound. This handbook serves as a source, reference, and teaching supplement for industrial organization (or industrial economics), the broad field within microeconomics that focuses on business behavior and its implications both for market structures and processes, and for public policies towards them. Comprehensive and up-to-date surveys are provided of recent developments and the state of knowledge in the major areas of research in this field as of the latter part of the 1980's, written at a level suitable for use by non-specialist economists and students on advanced graduate courses. Each chapter can be read independently, although they are organized into sections. V. 1. Pt. 1. Determinants Of Firm And Market Organization. Technological Determinants Of Firm And Industry Structure / John C. Panzar -- The Theory Of The Firm / Bengt R. Holmstrom And Jean Tirole -- Transaction Cost Economics / Oliver E. Williamson -- Vertical Integration : Determinants And Effects / Martin K. Perry -- Pt. 2. Analysis Of Market Behavior. Noncooperative Game Theory For Industrial Organization : An Introduction And Overview / Drew Fudenberg And Jean Tirole -- Theories Of Oligopoly Behavior / Carl Shapiro -- Cartels, Collusion, And Horizontal Merger / Alexia Jacquemin And Margaret E. Slade -- Mobility Barriers And The Value Of Incumbency / Richard J. Gilbert -- Predation, Monopolization, And Antitrust / Janusz A. Ordover And Garth Saloner -- Price Discrimination Hal R. Varian -- Vertical Contractual Relations / Michael L. Katz -- Product Differentiation / B. Curtis Eaton And Richard G. Lipsey -- Imperfect Information In The Product Market / Joseph E. Stiglitz -- The Timing Of Innovation : Research, Development, And Diffusion / Jennifer F. Reinganum -- The Theory And The Facts Of How Markets Clear : Is Industrial Organization Valuable For Understanding Macroeconomics? / Dennis W. Carlton. V. 2. Pt. 3. Empirical Methods And Results. Inter-industry Studies Of Structure And Performance / Richard Schmalensee -- Empirical Studies Of Industries With Market Power / Timothy F. Bresnahan -- Empirical Studies Of Innovation And Market Structure / Wesley M. Cohen And Richard C. Levin -- An Updated Review Of Industrial Organization : Applications Of Experimental Methods / Charles R. Plott -- Pt. 4. International Issues And Comparisons. Industrial Organization And International Trade / Paul R. Krugman -- International Differences In Industrial Organization / Richard E. Caves -- Pt. 5. Government Intervention In The Marketplace. Economic Perspectives On The Politics Of Regulation / Roger G. Noll -- Optimal Policies For Natural Monopolies / Ronald R. Braeutigam -- Design Of Regulatory Mechanisms And Institutions / David P. Baron -- The Effects Of Economic Regulation / Paul L. Joskow And Nancy L. Rose -- The Economics Of Health, Safety And Environmental Regulation / Howard K. Gruenspecht And Lester B. Lave. V. 3. Recent Developments In The Theory Of Regulation / Mark Armstrong And David E.m. Sappington -- The Economic Analysis Of Advertising / Kyle Bagwell -- Empirical Models Of Entry And Market Structure / Steven Berry And Peter Reiss -- A Framework For Applied Dynamic Analysis In Io / Ulrich Doraszelski And Ariel Pakes -- Coordination And Lock-in : Competition With Switching Costs And Network Effects / Joseph Farrell And Paul Klemperer -- An Empirical Perspective On Auctions / Ken Hendricks And Robert H. Porter -- A Primer On Foreclosure / Patrick Rey And Jean Tirole -- Price Discrimination And Competition / Lars A. Stole -- Market Structure : Theory And Evidence / John Sutton -- Antitrust Policy Toward Horizontal Mergers / Michael D. Whinston. Edited By Richard Schmalensee And Robert Willig. Includes Bibliographies. Content: Introduction to the series Page v Kenneth J. Arrow, Michael D. Intriligator Contents of the handbook Pages vii-ix Preface to the handbook Pages xi-xvi Richard Schmalensee, Robert D. Willig Chapter 16 Inter-industry studies of structure and performance Review Article Pages 951-1009 Richard Schmalensee Chapter 17 Empirical studies of industries with market power Review Article Pages 1011-1057 Timothy F. Bresnahan Chapter 18 Empirical studies of innovation and market structure Review Article Pages 1059-1107 Wesley M. Cohen, Richard C. Levin Chapter 19 An updated review of industrial organization: Applications of experimental methods Review Article Pages 1109-1176 Charles R. Plott Chapter 20 Industrial organization and international trade Review Article Pages 1179-1223 Paul R. Krugman Chapter 21 International differences in industrial organization Review Article Pages 1225-1250 Richard E. Caves Chapter 22 Economic perspectives on the politics of regulation Review Article Pages 1253-1287 Roger G. Noll Chapter 23 Optimal policies for natural monopolies Review Article Pages 1289-1346 Ronald R. Braeutigam Chapter 24 Design of regulatory mechanisms and institutions Review Article Pages 1347-1447 David P. Baron Chapter 25 The effects of economic regulation Review Article Pages 1449-1506 Paul L. Joskow, Nancy L. Rose Chapter 26 The economics of health, safety, and environmental regulation Review Article Pages 1507-1550 Howard K. Gruenspecht, Lester B. Lave Index Pages 1551-1555 The usual presumption in cross-section work in all fields of economics is that observed differences across observations reflect differences in long-run equilibrium positions.