{"product_id":"9780792330509","title":"Applied Industrial Organization: Towards a Theory-Based Empirical Industrial Organization","description":"\u003ch1\u003eApplied Industrial Organization: Towards a Theory-Based Empirical Industrial Organization\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAiginger, Karl; Finsinger, Jörg\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eApplied Industrial Organization\u003c\/em\u003e offers a perspective on  the richness of empirical industrial organization studies. Some papers  derive empirical implications from theoretical models, but other  papers start from empirical evidence and construct a theory. Three  major topics are explored: the role of innovation, the evolution of  market structure and firms, and the determinations of performance. As  the central force of market economies, innovation is the essence of  competition and results in changes to market structures. Other forces  driving the evolution of markets and firms are also analyzed. Finally,  the determinants of profitability are investigated. In particular,  characteristics such as price flexibility, successful lenders and  monopoly regulation are examined. \u003cbr\u003e  Contributors include F.M. Scherer, Paul Geroski, John Hey, David  Audretsch, Manfred Neumann, among others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1994-10-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792330509\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-017-6395-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 250\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44398700920972,"sku":"9780792330509","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792330509.jpg?v=1755441555","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780792330509","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}