This essay provides a brief overview of the evolution of the field of industrial organization from its emergence to the present, and it offers some observations about the present state of the field. While there has been considerable progress in industrial organization over time, its uphill path...

v. 2. pt. 3. Empirical methods and results. Inter-industry studies of structure and performance / Richard Schmalensee -- Empirical studies of industries with market power / Timothy F. Bresnahan -- Empirical studies of innovation and market structure / Wesley M. Cohen and Richard C. Levin -- An...

v. 1. pt. 1. Determinants of firm and market organization. Technological determinants of firm and industry structure / John C. Panzar -- The theory of the firm / Bengt R. Holmstrom and Jean Tirole -- Transaction cost economics / Oliver E. Williamson -- Vertical integration : determinants and...