History, statistics and theory: Frederic M. Scherer and modern industrial organization

Journal title ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE
Author/s Giovanni B. Ramello, Francesco Silva
Publishing Year 2014 Issue 2014/1
Language Italian Pages 7 P. 5-11 File size 31 KB
DOI 10.3280/POLI2014-001001
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This short paper is an affectionate attempt to summarize in a few pages the career of Frederic M. Scherer who since more than five decades unremittingly holds a key role within the discipline labelled as Industrial Organization. Naturally the wide-ranging scholarship and the multi-faceted personality of Frederic M. Scherer inevitably loom large over this limited tribute.

Keywords: Modern Industrial Organization, Frederic M. Scherer

Jel codes: L00, B30, B41

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Giovanni B. Ramello, Francesco Silva, History, statistics and theory: Frederic M. Scherer and modern industrial organization in "ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE " 1/2014, pp 5-11, DOI: 10.3280/POLI2014-001001