2009 Course Handbook
ECON852: Industry Regulation and Public Enterprise
This unit is concerned with economic theory and policy of industry regulation and public enterprise as applicable in Australia and overseas. Topics covered include public utility pricing, contracting out, privatisation, natural monopoly and contestability, merger policy, predatory pricing, consumer protection, competition policy rent seeking and regulatory capture.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | -- |
| When Offered: | 2010 - offered in 2010 |
| Staff Contact: | Associate Professor Craig Freedman |
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| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Faculty of Business and Economics |