This course provides a graduate-level introduction to Industrial Organization (IO), with a focus on empirical methods and applications. Structural models are the key components in modern Industrial Organization. We will start by introducing production function estimation. Demand estimation will be the main part of this course. We will also cover empirical applications in different industries, and see how these empirical techniques apply to analyses of competition policies.

The goal of this course is to provide students with knowledge and toolkit to conduct empirical analyses that involves structural models, to evaluate economic/business policies, and to critically read quantitative research papers.