agencies. After having examined the market, competition authorities concluded that tacit collusion existed but could not easily … type of variable tax scheme successfully manages to render collusion an unprofitable business. In addition, it is also easy … - and therefore non-prosecutable - collusion, could be turned into a regulatory virtue as it becomes a powerful means to …

agencies. After having examined the market, competition authorities concluded that tacit collusion existed but could not easily … specially tailored tax on price successfully manages to render collusion an unprofitable business by collecting marginal profits … and that the inherent vice of the gasoline retail market, i.e., the transparency that enables tacit-and therefore non-prosecutable-collusion …

setting, we explore the scope for collusion between the regulator and the firm, which results in the manipulation of the … regulator's report on the firm's costs to Congress. The firm's bene.t of collusion arises from the higher price the efficient … collusion only if the regulator's bargaining power in the regulatory relationship is relatively high. Then, we derive the …