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effects of participation in markets on non-market activities requiring cooperation. In our setup, market interaction takes …-Strangers. We compare the efficiency of cooperation with and without market experience controlling for earnings, allowing us to … effect on cooperation efficiency in Market-Partners, that is among those who had to compete with each other on on the same …
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This paper presents a formal theory of reciprocity. Reciprocity means that people reward kind actions and punish unkind ones. The theory takes into account that people evaluate the kindness of an action not only by its consequences but also by the intention underlying this action. The theory...
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We develop a model of international trade between two symmetric countries that features inter-group inequality between entrepreneurs and workers, and also intra-group inequality within each of those two groups. Individuals in the economy are heterogeneous with respect to their entrepreneurial...
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In this paper, we ask how antitrust immunity subject to a carve-out affects collusion incentives in international … density. Under this approximation, the incentives for interhub collusion are no different before and after the emergence of an …
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We study the implications of credit constraints for the sustainability of product market collusion in a bank … degree of collusion, but a substantial increase keeps it unaffected relative to the no-constraint case. A permanent adverse … demand shock in this setup does not affect the possibility of collusion, but may aggravate financing constraints and …
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This paper analyzes dynamic cartel formation and antitrust enforcement when firms operate in demand-related markets. We show that cartel prosecution can have a knock-on effect: desisting a cartel in one market reduces profits and cartel stability and leads to the break-up of the cartel in the...
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behavior, that takes the form of collusion or blackmail, on the part of members of a simple hierarchical structure. We focus on …-blowing, creates incentives for the uninformed colluding party to walk out of the side deal and report to the principal that collusion …
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stakes of collusion. On the other hand, it creates an asymmetry between the integrated firm and the unintegrated competitors … cooperative equilibrium, which potentially harms collusion. As we show, the optimal collusive profit-sharing agreement takes care … the asymmetries in the non cooperative state. As a result, vertical integration generally favors collusion …
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programs and the benefits of international antitrust cooperation between agencies. When international antitrust prosecution is …
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