ECON 171Industrial Organization: Policy and Regulation

Economics · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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Designed to give foundation in topics within field of industrial organization relating to regulation of monopoly power within economy and different way that that manifests across firm conduct and industrial settings. Particular attention to topics in antitrust policy, with some exploration of intersection between economics and law. Topics include in-depth analysis of cartels and mergers, including abstract theory and specifics of analytical approaches deployed in enforcement by Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission.

P/NP or letter grading.

When it runs

Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.

Requisites

Official UCLA wording
Requisite: course 101. Enforced corequisite: course 171L. Recommended requisite: course 103. Preparation: calculus.

BruinTree reads · Prerequisite

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ECON 101

BruinTree reads · Corequisite

confidence 1.00 · from UCLA’s structured data

ECON 171L

BruinTree reads · Recommended

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ECON 103

BruinTree reads · Preparation

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· could not read "calculus" (no course number found)
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Requires

Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.

ECON 171

ECON 101Microeconomic Theory
- ECON 11Microeconomic Theory
  - ECON 1Principles of Economics
  - MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
  - MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Seriesanother path to it
ECON 103Introduction to Econometrics
- ECON 11Microeconomic Theoryanother path to it
- ECON 41Probability and Statistics for Economists
  - MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculus1 more beneath
  - MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Series
- MATH 170EIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 1: Probability
  - MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variables1 more beneath
- ECON 103LEconometrics Laboratory
  - ECON 11Microeconomic Theoryanother path to it
  - ECON 41Probability and Statistics for Economistsanother path to it
  - MATH 170EIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 1: Probabilityanother path to it
- STATS 100AIntroduction to Probability
  - MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variablesanother path to it
  - MATH 33ALinear Algebra and Applications2 more beneath
- MATH 170SIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 2: Statistics
  - MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
  - STATS 100AIntroduction to Probabilityanother path to it
  - MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Seriesanother path to it
- STATS 100BIntroduction to Mathematical Statistics
  - MATH 170AProbability Theory I1 more beneath
  - STATS 100AIntroduction to Probabilityanother path to it
  - MATH 170EIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 1: Probabilityanother path to it
ECON 171LIndustrial Organization: Policy and Regulation Laboratory
- ECON 101Microeconomic Theoryanother path to it
- ECON 103Introduction to Econometricsanother path to it
- ECON 171Industrial Organization: Policy and Regulationanother path to it

3 direct requisites. Showing 31 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.

Unlocks

What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

ECON 171

ECON 171LIndustrial Organization: Policy and Regulation Laboratory
- ECON 171Industrial Organization: Policy and Regulationanother path to it

1 course lists this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 2 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.

Requisites

Official UCLA wording

Requisite: course 101. Enforced corequisite: course 171L. Recommended requisite: course 103. Preparation: calculus.

BruinTree reads · Prerequisite

confidence 1.00 · from UCLA’s structured data

ECON 101

BruinTree reads · Corequisite

confidence 1.00 · from UCLA’s structured data

ECON 171L

BruinTree reads · Recommended

confidence 1.00 · from text

ECON 103

BruinTree reads · Preparation

needs reviewconfidence 0.00 · from text

BruinTree could not read this requirement — see UCLA’s wording above.

· could not read "calculus" (no course number found)
· no course reference could be read from this requisite

Requires

Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.

ECON 171

ECON 101Microeconomic Theory
- ECON 11Microeconomic Theory
  - ECON 1Principles of Economics
  - MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
  - MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Seriesanother path to it
ECON 103Introduction to Econometrics
- ECON 11Microeconomic Theoryanother path to it
- ECON 41Probability and Statistics for Economists
  - MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculus1 more beneath
  - MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Series
- MATH 170EIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 1: Probability
  - MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variables1 more beneath
- ECON 103LEconometrics Laboratory
  - ECON 11Microeconomic Theoryanother path to it
  - ECON 41Probability and Statistics for Economistsanother path to it
  - MATH 170EIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 1: Probabilityanother path to it
- STATS 100AIntroduction to Probability
  - MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variablesanother path to it
  - MATH 33ALinear Algebra and Applications2 more beneath
- MATH 170SIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 2: Statistics
  - MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculusanother path to it
  - STATS 100AIntroduction to Probabilityanother path to it
  - MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Seriesanother path to it
- STATS 100BIntroduction to Mathematical Statistics
  - MATH 170AProbability Theory I1 more beneath
  - STATS 100AIntroduction to Probabilityanother path to it
  - MATH 170EIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 1: Probabilityanother path to it
ECON 171LIndustrial Organization: Policy and Regulation Laboratory
- ECON 101Microeconomic Theoryanother path to it
- ECON 103Introduction to Econometricsanother path to it
- ECON 171Industrial Organization: Policy and Regulationanother path to it

3 direct requisites. Showing 31 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.

Unlocks

What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

ECON 171

ECON 171LIndustrial Organization: Policy and Regulation Laboratory
- ECON 171Industrial Organization: Policy and Regulationanother path to it

1 course lists this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 2 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.