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Collusive Agreements in Vertically Differentiated Markets

Marini, Marco A. - 2017

proliferating their products. It is shown that a selective pruning within the cartel always occurs. Moreover, by associating a … cooperative (or coalitional) stability of the whole industry cartel is the equidistance of firms' products along the quality …

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Vertical Differentiation and Collusion : Cannibalization or Proliferation?

Gabszewicz, Jean J. - 2016

In this paper, we tackle the dilemma of pruning versus proliferation in a vertically differentiated oligopoly under the assumption that some firms collude and control both the range of variants for sale and their corresponding prices, likewise a multiproduct firm. We analyse whether pruning...

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Tacit Collusion in Electricity Markets with Uncertain Demand

Benjamin, Richard M. - 2014

In this paper we model wholesale electricity markets as infinitely repeated games played under demand uncertainty. We examine the uniform-price auction, showing that symmetric bidding at the price cap constitutes the optimal collusive equilibrium under both perfectly inelastic demand and demand...

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Collusion in Quality-Segmented Markets

Bos, Iwan; Marini, Marco A. - 2021

. Within this setting, we study four types of price- xing agreement: (i) a segment-wide cartel in the premium submarket only …, (ii) a segment-wide cartel in the standard submarket only, (iii) two segment-wide cartels, and (iv) an industry …-wide cartel. We present a complete characterization of the collusive pricing equilibrium and examine the corresponding effect on …

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Vertical Integration and Valuation of International Oil Companies

Misund, Bard - 2014

This paper studies financial statement information from the 50 largest international oil and gas companies during 1992 to 2011 and evaluates their relation to market values. In particular, we examine how this relationship is affected by accounting method choice (successful efforts versus full...

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Can Uncertainty Justify Overlapping Policy Instruments to Mitigate Emissions?

Lecuyer, Oskar - 2013

This article constitutes a new contribution to the analysis of overlapping instruments to cover the same emission sources. Using both an analytical and a numerical model, we show that when the risk that the CO2 price drops to zero and the political unavailability of a CO2 tax (at least in the...

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An Evaluation of Overseas Oil Investment Projects Under Uncertainty Using a Real Options Based Simulation Model

Zhu, Lei - 2013

This paper applies real options theory to establish an overseas oil investment evaluation model that is based on Monte Carlo simulation and is solved by the Least Squares Monte-Carlo method. To better reflect the reality of overseas oil investment, our model has incorporated not only the...

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On the Economic Determinants of Oil Production - Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Evidence for Small Exporting Countries

Cologni, Alessandro - 2013

In this paper, decisions regarding production in oil exporting countries are studied by means of theoretical analysis and empirical investigation. Under the assumptions of exogenous oil prices and world oil demand, we are able to describe the relationship between oil production levels and...

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Including System Integration of Variable Renewable Energies in a Constant Elasticity of Substitution Framework : The Case of the WITCH Model

Carrara, Samuel - 2016

The penetration of Variable Renewable Energies (VREs) in the electricity mix poses serious challenges in terms of management of the electrical grids, as the associated variability and non-dispatchability are in contrast with the requirement that the load be instantaneously equalized by the...

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Optimal Clean Energy R&D Investments Under Uncertainty

Marangoni, Giacomo - 2017

The availability of technology plays a major role in the feasibility and costs of climate policy. Nonetheless, technological change is highly uncertain and capital intensive, requiring risky efforts in research and development of clean energy technologies. In this paper, we introduce a two-track...

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