The Raffaele Mattioli lectures -- pt. I. Competition and market power -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Technology and market structure -- 3. Intellectual property -- 4. The Internet boom -- 5. Differentiation of products and prices -- 6. Switching costs and lock-in -- 7. Supply-side economies of scale -- 8. Demand-side economies of scale -- 9. Standards -- 10. Systems effects -- 11. Computer mediated transactions -- 12. Summary -- pt. II. Intellectual property, competition, and information technology -- 13. Introduction -- 14. Patents, trade secrets, and copyrights -- 15. Differentiation of products and prices -- 16. Switching costs and lock-in -- 17. Standards and patents
Summary
An introduction for undergraduate and graduate students in economics, business strategy, law and related areas, this work is a concise and accessible review of some of the important economic factors affecting information technology industries
