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 …

In this paper, we model networks of relational contracts. We explore sanctioning power within these networks under … other network members. We identify conditions for stability of such networks, conditions for transmission of information …

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 …

competition. Collusion lowers welfare for all consumers and is most frequent when many consumers prefer comparable offers. In …

In this note we analyze the sustainability of collusion in a game of repeated interaction where firms can price … improvement in data quality it is more difficult to sustain collusion. …

sufficiently. We alsoshow that a lower cost of copying facilitates collusion but that a higherquality of the copy hinders collusion …

is highest if only the competitor(s) is (are) loyal to the cartel. Yet collusion inflicts harm on the opposite market … we add beliefs as a control variable, we only find that externalities enhance cooperation, even if gains from collusion …

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