Research Catalog

Title

Industry structure, strategy, and public policy / F. M. Scherer.

Author

Scherer, F. M. (Frederic M.)

Publication

New York : HarperCollins College Publishers, [1996], ©1996.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Holdings

Details

Description

viii, 436 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

The HarperCollins series in economics

Uniform Title

HarperCollins series in economics.

Subject

• Industrial concentration > Government policy > United States > Case studies
• Industrial policy > United States > Case studies
• Industrial organization > United States > Case studies

Note

• Includes index.

Contents

• Ch. 1. Introduction. The Structure-Conduct-Performance Paradigm. The Principal Market Structures. Structure to Performance Links in Economic Theory -- Ch. 2. Grain Farming. The Farm Problem: Past and Present. Improving Farmers' Welfare. Wheat and Feed Grain Price Support Mechanisms. Income Distribution Implications. International Trade Repercussions. Future Challenges -- Ch. 3. Crude Oil. Early History. The Evolution of U.S. Petroleum Policy. OPEC and World Petroleum. Models of Cartel Behavior. Consuming Nations' Reactions to OPEC -- Ch. 4. Petroleum Refining and Marketing. The Ascent and Decline of Standard Oil. Technology, Economies of Scale, and Market Structure. Gasoline Pricing: Theory and Evidence. Changes in the Structure of Gasoline Retailing -- Ch. 5. Steel. Technological Development and Scale Economies. Growth and Restructuring of the U.S. Steel Industry. United States Steel's Pricing Strategy. The Antitrust Challenge. Subsequent Pricing Developments.
• Import Problems. Other Reasons for the Steel Industry's Problems. Renaissance -- Ch. 6. Semiconductors. Early History. Changing Market Leadership. Economies of Scale, Static and Dynamic. Learning Curve Pricing. Japanese Industrial Policy. The 1986 International Trade Agreement and Its Sequel. The U.S. Industrial Policy Response -- Ch. 7. Computers. Early History. The Bases of IBM's Dominance. The Leapfrog Game. Innovation and the "Fast Second" Strategy. IBM's Pricing Strategy. Antitrust Challenges. The Struggle Continues -- Ch. 8. Automobiles. Early History. Economies of Scale. Pricing. The Old Order Changes. Automobile Technology and Government Regulation -- Ch. 9. Pharmaceuticals. Unique Characteristics. The Pharmaceutical Research and Development Process. FDA Regulation. The Patent System and Pharmaceuticals. Drug Pricing -- Ch. 10. Beer. The Premium Beer Strategy. New Plant and Advertising Strategies. Scale Economies, Costs, and Pricing Strategy.
• Further Developments. Some Concluding Observations.

ISBN

0673992896

LCCN

95041498

OCLC

• 33209643
• ocm33209643
• SCSB-3668245

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries