ECON 3353 Industrial Organization - Firms, Competition, and Strategy

Name: Industrial Organization - Firms, Competition, and Strategy
Rating: 4.44 (168 reviews)

We will study how firms make strategic decisions in competitive environments. Using real-world examples from industries such as healthcare, real estate, digital platforms, and others, we will examine how microeconomic models operate in practice. Topics include, but are not limited to, pricing and price discrimination, product and platform differentiation, entry deterrence, information asymmetry, and collusion. The goal is to provide a rigorous economic foundation for understanding market structures and to develop applicable solutions to challenges faced by managers and government policymakers

Course overview

Department: Economics
School: MCAS
Credits: 3
Level: Undergraduate
Offered: Every Fall

Catalog details

Prerequisites: ECON2201 (or ECON2203)

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Requirements fulfilled

Economics B.A.: Economics elective options (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)

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Official evaluation summary

4.44 / 5

Based on 168 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Gi Heung Kim
Fall 2026, Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.40/5
Charles Murry
Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.45/5

Sections

Section 01
Fall 2026 · Gi Heung Kim · 245 Beacon Street Room 215 TuTh 09:00AM-10:15AM · Offered