Subject:
Economics (ECON)
Catalog number:
648
Unit weight:
0.50
Meet type:
LEC
Grading basis:
NUM
Cross-listing(s):
N/A
Requisites:
N/A
Description:
This course examines public policies in imperfectly competitive markets. The focus is on how different public policies impact dynamic welfare through their effects on innovation. The course explores the role of innovation in antitrust policy, examines in detail different forms of intellectual property rights, and introduces students to concepts such as technological opportunity, induced innovation, and preference externalities. Throughout the course the methodological emphasis is on studying when economic research - whether theoretical or empirical - can inform public policy.
Topic titles:
N/A
Faculty:
Arts (ART)
Academic level:
GRD
Course ID:
012016
