industrial economics (econ3400) week 1 july 24, 2008 room 323, bldg 3 semester 2, 2008 instructor:...
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Industrial Economics(Econ3400)
Week 1July 24, 2008Room 323, Bldg 3Semester 2, 2008Instructor: Dr Shino Takayama
Agenda for Week 1
Course Profile (Syllabus) Introduction to I.O. Profit Maximization & Perfect
Competition Efficiency
The Instructor ?
Name: Shino (McLennan) Takayama Hometown: Osaka/Kyoto, Japan Ph.D in Economics from U MN, USA Arrival in AU: September, 2005 Moved from Sydney Uni. Financial Economics, Game Theory, Public
Economics Website: http://www.shino.info/ Email: [email protected] Office: 617 @Colin Clark Office Hour: 11:00 – 12:00, Mondays
Econ3400 Industrial Economics
Textbook:
http://homepages.ucalgary.ca/~jrchurch/page4/page5/files/PostedIOSA.pdf
Course Description:The main objective of the lectures is to present applied topics in industrial economics.
Introduction to I.O.
I.O. (Industrial Organization) is a study about Market structure/organization Relationship with Firms’ Behavior
Methodology Structure Conduct Performance Game Theory
What we study: Strategy Based Approach
Profit Maximization
Firms Objective Profit Maximization
Firm’s Optimal Choice MP(q) = MR(q) – MC(q) MR(q*) = MC(q*) If MR > MC, expands output If MC > MR, reduce output
Perfect Competition
The 4 assumptions1. Many Buyers and Sellers2. Homogeneity of Output3. Perfect Information4. Free Entry or Exit
1 – 3 : Price Takers
From a Single Firm to Market
Profit-Maximizing Choice p = MC(q*)
Market Supply = sum of individual supply(p)
Market Equilibrium Supply(p) = Demand(p)
Efficiency Measures of Gains from
Trade Consumer Surplus Producer Surplus Total Surplus
Pareto Optimality If it is not possible to make
one person better off without making another worse off.