| Applied Industrial Organization: Towards a Theory-Based Empirical Industrial Organization Contributor(s): Aiginger, Karl (Editor), Finsinger, Jörg (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9048144523 ISBN-13: 9789048144525 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - Microeconomics - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Business & Economics | Industries - General |
| Dewey: 338.6 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.81 lbs) 250 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Applied Industrial Organization offers a perspective on the richness of empirical industrial organization studies. Some papers derive empirical implications from theoretical models, but other papers start from empirical evidence and construct a theory. Three major topics are explored: the role of innovation, the evolution of market structure and firms, and the determinations of performance. As the central force of market economies, innovation is the essence of competition and results in changes to market structures. Other forces driving the evolution of markets and firms are also analyzed. Finally, the determinants of profitability are investigated. In particular, characteristics such as price flexibility, successful lenders and monopoly regulation are examined. Contributors include F.M. Scherer, Paul Geroski, John Hey, David Audretsch, Manfred Neumann, among others. |