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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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Assuming deterministic demand Liski and Montero (2006) show that forward trading is able to facilitate collusion. We present a more concise model incorporating the main reason for forward trading: Uncertainty. In general, fluctuations make collusion harder to sustain (Rotemberg and Saloner,...
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I model the optimal semi-collusive strategy of firms using forward contracts in volatile markets. It has been shown that forward contracts can be used to stabilize a collusive agreement under deterministic (Liski and Montero, 2006) as well as under stochastic market conditions (Aichele, 2012)....
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This paper analyzes the interaction between price and inventory decisions in an oligopoly industry and its implications … endogenous prices and strategic oligopoly competition. We show that the optimal decision rule is an (S, s) order policy and … markets and especially observed autocorrelation in price fluctuations. -- Inventory dynamics ; price competition ; oligopoly …
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This paper analyzes the interaction between price and inventory decisions in an oligopoly industry and its implications … endogenous prices and strategic oligopoly competition. We show that the optimal decision rule is an (S, s) order policy and … markets and especially observed autocorrelation in price fluctuations. -- inventory dynamics ; price competition ; oligopoly …
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