The Organization of Industry
The Organization of Industry collects essays written over two decades—pieces prepared especially for this volume, previously unpublished material, and reprinted articles drawn from numerous sources, many which include additional commentary by the author. The essays are unified by George J. Stigler's careful analysis and by his clear and witty style.\ In part one, Stigler examines the nature of competition and monopoly. In part two he discusses the forces that determine the size structure of...
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The Organization of Industry collects essays written over two decades—pieces prepared especially for this volume, previously unpublished material, and reprinted articles drawn from numerous sources, many which include additional commentary by the author. The essays are unified by George J. Stigler's careful analysis and by his clear and witty style.In part one, Stigler examines the nature of competition and monopoly. In part two he discusses the forces that determine the size structure of industry, including barriers to entry, economics of scale, and mergers. Part three contains articles on a wide range of topics, such as profitability, delivered price systems, block booking, the economics of information, and the kinky oligopoly demand curve and rigid price. Part four offers a discussion of antitrust policy and includes Stigler's recommendations for future policy as well as an examination of the effects of past policies. "Stigler's writings might well be subtitled 'The Joys of Doing Economics.' He, more than any other contemporary American economist, dispels the gloom surrounding economic theory. It is impossible to confront the subject treated with such humor and verve and come away still believing that economics is the dismal science."—Shirley B. Johnson, American Scholar
1. What Is Industrial Organization?Part I. What Is Competition? And Monopoly?2. Competition3. Price and Nonprice Competition4. The Measurement of Concentration5. A Theory of OligopolyPart II. The Determinants of Concentration6. Barriers to Entry, Economies of Scale, and Firm Size7. The Economies of Scale8. Monopoly and Oligopoly by Merger9. The Dominant Firm and the Inverted Umbrella10. Imperfections in the Capital Market11. A Note of PatentsPart III. Topics in Market Behavior12. The Division of Labor Is Limited by the Extent of the Market13. A Note on Profitability, Competition, and Concentration14. A Theory of Delivered Price Systems15. A Note on Block Booking16. The Economics of Information17. Information in the Labor Market18. The Kinky Oligopoly Demand Curve and Rigid Prices19. Administered Prices and Oligopolistic InflationPart IV. Antitrust Policy20. Restraints on Trade in the Common Law21. The Economic Effects of the Antitrust Laws22. Mergers and Preventive Antitrust Policy Appendix Monopolistic Competition Based in Retrospect Index
