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disentangles the effects of traditional antitrust regulation, leniency, and cartel strategies. Without rewards to the strictly …We analyze maximal cartel prices in infinitely-repeated oligopoly models under leniency where fines are linked to … illegal gains, as often outlined in existing antitrust regulation, and detection probabilities depend on the degree of …
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antitrust regulation on the endogenous maximal-sustainable cartel price. This impact depends upon industry characteristics … including its cartel culture. Our analysis disentangles the effects of traditional antitrust regulation and the leniency program …
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antitrust regulation on the endogenous maximal-sustainable cartel price. This impact depends upon industry characteristics … including its cartel culture. Our analysis disentangles the effects of traditional antitrust regulation and the leniency program …
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We analyze the effects of antitrust and leniency programs in a repeated oligopoly model outlined in Motta and Polo … comparison of our results to the earlier results we come to a number of novel conclusions. Firstly, antitrust enforcement in the … judicial errors into account. Collusion ; Antitrust ; Self-reporting ; Judicial Errors ; Repeated Game …
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experiment. Based on chat communication content and price setting behavior, this authority judges whether firms formed a cartel …
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The instability of Cournot cartels can be overcome by a collective wage agreement if this agreement stipulates minimum fixed wages and piece rates that are legally enforceable. This new view on the institution of collective wage agreements is not only relevant for strategic management, it also...
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significantly decreased cartel activity. The design of these repeated game experiments however is such that engaging in illegal … the antitrust authority and the leniency program are directed exclusively to the most straightforward collusive scheme …
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This article examines the impact of customer reward programs on the competitive outcome in duopolistic markets. We argue that loyalty discounts for repeat customers constitute a commitment device beneficial to suppliers rather than customers. Analyzing a two-period Bertrand model we show that...
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