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punishment. Collusion is thus more difficult, the closer firms cooperate in manufacturing. Moreover, given competition or … collusion in the market, joint production yields the highest profit and welfare. …
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Dieser Beitrag zeigt, dass aktienkursabhängige Entlohnung bei korrelierter Nachfrageentwicklung die Neigung der Manager erhöht, eine implizite Preisabsprache einzuhalten. Die geringeren Gewinne in der Strafphase führen bereits in der Ausbruchsperiode zu einem niedrigeren Aktienkurs und damit...
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This paper shows that obligations from debt hinder tacit collusion if equity owners are protected by limited liability …
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collusion based on the ratio of collusive to monopolistic profits. We then prove that as the number of firms goes to infinity …, our collusive strategy profile is an equilibrium as long as the discount factor is below 0.63. Thus, collusion is robust …
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We study the pricing decision of firms in the presence of consumer inertia. Inertia can arise from habit formation, brand loyalty, switching costs, or search, and it has important implications for the interpretation of equilibrium outcomes and counterfactual analysis. In particular, consumer...
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Mergers and acquisitions shape industry competition. Effective merger remedies are important for market efficiency and consumer welfare. This paper explores the need for more flexible remedies to address changing markets after mergers. While the EU permits some flexibility with less restrictive...
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We investigate the effect of a ban on third-degree price discrimination on the sustainability of collusion. We build a …' discount factor has to be higher in order to sustain collusion in grim-trigger strategies under price discrimination than under …
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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. …
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, collusion. …
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policy. We address four core subject areas: market power, collusion, mergers between competitors, and monopolization. In each …
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