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In this short paper, cartel behaviour is analysed with respect to the market shares of cartel members. There is some …
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Commodity markets are characterized by large volumes of forward contracts as well as high volatility. They are often accused of weak competitive pressure. This article extends the existing literature by analyzing tacit collusion of firms, forward trading and volatility simultaneously. The...
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We model cartel defection in markets with stochastic demand fluctuations as an investment timing problem. We show that … (i) the optimal timing of cartel defection is pro-cyclical, suggesting higher probability of competitive pricing during …
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