-shot competitive interactions, like Bertrand oligopolies and first-price auctions, where no collusion would be supportable otherwise … reduce or at best cancel sanctions for price-fixing firms that self-report -- may make collusion enforceable even in one …

We study the relationship between collusion and corruption in a stylized model of repeated procurement where the cost … suppliers alleviates free-riding in reporting. However, it also facilitates collusion in bidding by increasing the value of the … collusive rent. In turn, bidding collusion facilitates cooperation in reporting by increasing the value of having honest …

the link between overt collusion and price dispersion. Formal theories and observation of cartel behavior suggest that …

-shot competitive interactions, like Bertrand oligopolies and first-price auctions, where no collusion would be supportable otherwise … or at best cancel sanctions for price-fixing firms that self-report -- may make collusion enforceable even in one …

This paper analyzes the value of using data from on-line auctions to determine product market definitions and …, particularly data from on-line auctions like eBay may be easy to access and may be much easier to interpret. The authors analyze … data from a series of auctions for 3 different types of telescopes, held over a 8 week period. The results suggest that the …

less inclined to collude than men when collusion harms a third party. No gender difference can be found in the absence of a … distance is small they hardly behave collusively when collusion harms a third party. …