Beschreibung der Bedeutung von Vertrauensgütermärkten mit Einbettung in die ökonomischen Darstellungen von Gütern -- Untersuchung von Betrug und Effizienz in Vertrauensgütermärkten mit heterogenen Kunden -- Untersuchung des optimalen strategischen Verhaltens von Experten und Kunden. .

The book deals with collusion between firms on both sides of a market that is immune to deviations by coalitions. We study this issue using an infinitely countably repeated game with discounting of future single period payoffs. A strict strong perfect equilibrium is the main solution concept...

Over the last decades, technological progress has brought about a multitude of standardization problems. For instance, compatibility standards ensure the interoperability of goods, which is of decisive importance when users face positive externalities in consumption. Consumers' expectations are...