Economic Analysis of High-Tech Industries (MGT 960)
Ted has taught Economic Analysis of High-Tech Industries, which applies Industrial Organization principles to high-tech industries across the US, China, and ROW (Rest of World). The course also develops insights for valuations of high-tech firms. Taught six times between Spring 2020 and Fall 2024 to Yale and GNAM students, the class has been consistently rated 4.5+ by both Yale and international students.
Some student evaluations
“This is a perfect course to learn about high-tech industries in China and the US! The lecturing and teaching are very effective and well-organized!”
“This is one of the highest-quality courses I have taken so far. We are privileged to receive structured and holistic instruction on economics from Professor Ted … I truly appreciate this learning opportunity and plan to review the course materials and recordings to revisit these insightful moments.”
“Refreshing course with a different take on economics and fresh case studies. Definitely sparked my interest in this area a lot more!”
Course Materials
Briefs on “Outside Forces”
- Artificial Intelligence
- Competition Policy and Enforcement
- Global Tensions – Splinternet
- Social License
- The Advance to 5G
Short Briefs
- 1 – Willingness to Pay
- 2 – Switching Costs
- 3 – Line-and-Box Charts
- 4 – Network Economies
- 5 – Economies of Scale
- 6 – Economies of Scope
- 7 – Learning by Doing
- 8 – Economics and Valuation
- 9 – Multi-Sided Platforms
- 10 – HHI
- 11 – Cross-Ownership
- 12 – Monopoly and Contestability
- 13 – Asset Specificity
- 14 – Incomplete Contracts and Opportunism
- 15 – Organizational Choices
- 16 – Innovation and Intellectual Property
- 17 – Open versus Closed Systems and Software
- 18 – Social License
Industry Briefs
Special Topics Briefs:
- Competition to Collect and Monetize Personal Information
- Industries and Ecosystems
- Vertical Integration by Multi-Sided Platform Companies
Stakeholders, Management, and Capitalism (MGT 840)
MGT 840 was taught at Yale SOM in Fall 2023 and Fall 2024 semesters.
More in preparation.
Online version of MGT 960
In preparation