of voluntary collusion (Cowen 1992, Cowen and Sutter 1999). Playing off this asymmetry, Cowen (1992) advances the novel … argument that the “free market in defense services” favored by anarcho-capitalists is a network industry where collusion is … analysis. Furthermore, libertarians' joint beliefs on public goods and collusion are, contrary to Cowen and Sutter (1999 …

We model networks of relational (or implicit) contracts, exploring how sanctioning power and equilibrium conditions … and in-network information transmission as well as conditions under which stable sub-networks inhibit more valuable larger … networks. The model provides formal definitions for individual and communities’ ‘social capital’ in the spirit of Coleman and …

although competition between incompatible networks is initially unstable and sensitive to competitive offers and random events …

discussed appear relevant to the fight of other forms of multiagent organized crime - like auditor-manager collusion, financial …

actions (positive reciprocity). We find that collusion is easier to sustain when firms have a concern for reciprocity towards …

policy. We address four core subject areas: market power, collusion, mergers between competitors, and monopolization. In each …