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This course uses theoretical models and empirical studies to help understand the economics behind various internet businesses.

FREE
This course includes
Hours of videos

388 years, 10 months

Units & Quizzes

14

Unlimited Lifetime access
Access on mobile app
Certificate of Completion

We will begin with a discussion of relevant topics from industrial organization (IO) including monopoly pricing, price discrimination, product differentiation, and barriers to entry. The main part of the course will be a discussion of a number of online businesses. In the context of those businesses, we will discuss extensions and applications of the ideas from the first section of the course.

Course Currilcum

  • Review Notes 1 Unlimited
  • Review Notes 2 Unlimited
  • Entry, Market Structure, and Concentration Notes Unlimited
  • Online Auctions Notes Unlimited
  • The Shift Away from Auctions Notes Unlimited
  • The Economics of Group Purchasing Notes Unlimited
  • Price Search Notes Unlimited
  • Search and Obfuscation on the Internet Notes Unlimited
  • Extremely High Search Costs and the Internet Notes Unlimited
  • E-retail Notes Unlimited
  • Price Discrimination Notes Unlimited
  • Sales Tax and E-commerce Notes Unlimited
  • Search Advertising and Sponsored Links Notes Unlimited
  • Auction Types and Settings Notes Unlimited