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Joseph Harrington

Industrial Organization Organizations Microeconomic Theory

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Joseph Harrington is a Professor in the Business Economics and Public Policy Department at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. His research interests include Industrial Organization, Microeconomic Theory, and Organizations. Harrington has published extensively in leading journals such as the American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, and Econometrica. His work focuses on collusion and cartels, with an emphasis on understanding collusive practices and designing competition policy. He has also authored two textbooks and has served on editorial boards for several academic journals. Prior to joining Wharton, he was a Professor of Economics at Johns Hopkins University.


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Joseph Harrington is a Professor of Business Economics & Public Policy at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on Industrial Organization, Oligopoly Theory, and Collusion, with an emphasis on understanding the dynamics of market behavior, regulatory frameworks, and antitrust policies. Harrington's work explores how firms interact in oligopolistic markets, the mechanisms of cartel formation and detection, and the implications of regulatory interventions. His publications address topics such as collusive behavior under cyclical demand, optimal corporate leniency programs, and the role of artificial agents in competition law. He also investigates the economic impact of policy decisions and the strategic interactions in multi-unit organizations.

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