ECON 4550:The Economics of Strategy

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECON 2105 and ECON 2300, 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
An economic analysis of the fundamental issues that underpin the firm’s strategic pricing, production, and resource allocation decisions in alternative competitive environments. Topics include the horizontal, vertical and corporate boundaries of the firm, the nature of competitive markets and competitive interactions among firms, how the firm positions itself to compete, and how the firm designs its organizational architecture to support its competitive goals.

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