This paper studies collusion in one-shot auctions, where a buyer can bribe his competitors into lowering their bids. We … modify the single-unit Vickrey auction to incite deviations from the designated-winner scenario and thus undermine collusion …

qualitative analysis remains inconclusive, as some factors tend to favour collusion while others make collusion more difficult to …

The theoretical literature on collusion in auctions suggests that the first-price mechanism can deter the formation of … neglects the effects of failed collusion attempts. In such contingencies, information revealed in the negotiation process is … collusion is possible, but negotiations often break down and information is revealed in an asymmetric way. The existing …