-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 …

behavior in an environment with repeated auctions, pivotal suppliers and inelastic demand. The price increase can be traced … back to an abuse of the auction’s pay-as-bid mechanism by the two largest firms. In contrast to theoretical findings, we … show that pay-as-bid auctions do not necessarily reduce incentives for strategic capacity withholding and collusive …

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 …

-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 …

behavior in an environment with repeated auctions, pivotal suppliers and inelastic demand. The price increase can be traced … show that pay-as-bid auctions do not necessarily reduce incentives for strategic capacity withholding and collusive …

behavior, but can even increase them. -- Auctions ; Collusion ; Market Power ; Energy Markets ; Reserve Power ; Balancing Power … behavior in an environment with repeated auctions, pivotal suppliers and inelastic demand. The price increase can be traced … show that pay-as-bid auctions do not necessarily reduce incentives for strategic capacity withholding and collusive …

, collusion. …

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. …