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Theoretical and empirical study of how structure of an industry (e.g., monopolistic, oligopolistic, competitive) affects the conduct of firms and the performance of their markets. Among the topics to be covered are the theory of the firm, strategic competition and entry deterrence, antitrust laws, and economics of innovation. Prerequisites: C- or better in ECON 252 and a statistics course (MATH 105 , MATH 235 , MATH 230 or PSYC 210 .)