Industrial Organization

  1. Oligopoly Theory and Strategic Interaction
    1. Game Theory Foundations
      1. Basic Elements
        1. Players
          1. Strategies
            1. Payoffs
            2. Game Representation
              1. Normal Form Games
                1. Extensive Form Games
                2. Solution Concepts
                  1. Dominant Strategies
                    1. Nash Equilibrium
                      1. Existence Conditions
                        1. Uniqueness Issues
                        2. Classic Games
                          1. Prisoner's Dilemma
                            1. Coordination Games
                              1. Battle of the Sexes
                            2. Static Oligopoly Models
                              1. Cournot Competition
                                1. Quantity Competition
                                  1. Reaction Functions
                                    1. Best Response Analysis
                                      1. Equilibrium Determination
                                        1. Welfare Properties
                                          1. Comparative Statics
                                          2. Bertrand Competition
                                            1. Price Competition
                                              1. Homogeneous Products
                                                1. Bertrand Paradox
                                                  1. Differentiated Products
                                                    1. Capacity Constraints
                                                    2. Stackelberg Competition
                                                      1. Sequential Quantity Competition
                                                        1. Leader-Follower Structure
                                                          1. First-Mover Advantage
                                                            1. Equilibrium Analysis
                                                              1. Welfare Comparison
                                                            2. Dynamic Competition
                                                              1. Repeated Games
                                                                1. Finite Repetition
                                                                  1. Infinite Repetition
                                                                    1. Folk Theorems
                                                                    2. Collusion Sustainability
                                                                      1. Trigger Strategies
                                                                        1. Tit-for-Tat
                                                                          1. Grim Trigger
                                                                          2. Factors Affecting Collusion
                                                                            1. Number of Firms
                                                                              1. Market Transparency
                                                                                1. Demand Stability
                                                                                  1. Detection Mechanisms
                                                                                    1. Punishment Severity
                                                                                    2. Tacit Collusion
                                                                                      1. Implicit Coordination
                                                                                        1. Price Leadership
                                                                                          1. Facilitating Practices
                                                                                          2. Explicit Collusion
                                                                                            1. Cartel Formation
                                                                                              1. Stability Problems
                                                                                                1. Cheating Incentives
                                                                                                  1. Enforcement Mechanisms

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                                                                                              5. Product Strategy and Non-Price Competition