structure that allows trade of quota. This collusion is welfare-improving since the safeguard induces more inefficiencies …

Many studies have shown a relationship between antidumping duty and collusion. These studies, however, only focus on … collusion in output (downstream) market, i.e. collusion between import competing firms and exporters, or among import competing … market of exporters whom are sub jected to the duty. Bertrand duopoly model with infinite periods is developed to examine the …

is dismissed. However, such behavior is not impossible. This paper investigates the possibility of tacit collusion by low … non-binding minimum wage may serve as a focal point for tacit collusion, proposing a symmetric solution to an infinitely … collusion. CPS monthly data is used for the years 1990-2005, covering the last four federal minimum wage increases. The …

differentiation the duopoly is subsidized or the government remains inactive. In contrast, the monopoly is always subsidized. The … government with a duopoly may be active or inactive depending on the degree of product differentiation. Thus, we may observe a …