Joe Bain

Joe S. Bain
Born(1912-07-04)July 4, 1912
DiedSeptember 7, 1991(1991-09-07) (aged 79)
Known forStructure–conduct–performance paradigm
Barriers to entry
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles (A.B.)
Harvard University (M.A., Ph.D.)
Doctoral advisorJoseph Schumpeter
Edward Chamberlin
Edward S. Mason
Academic work
DisciplineIndustrial organization
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
Notable worksBarriers to New Competition (1956)
Industrial Organization: A Treatise (1959)
AwardsDistinguished Fellow, American Economic Association (1982)

Joseph Staten Bain Jr. (4 July 1912 – 7 September 1991) was an American economist associated with the University of California, Berkeley. Bain was designated a Distinguished Fellow by the American Economic Association in 1982. The Association described him as "the undisputed father of modern industrial organization economics."