agencies. After having examined the market, competition authorities concluded that tacit collusion existed but could not easily … be prosecuted under the given competition law. In several other countries, various types of regulatory schemes are … type of variable tax scheme successfully manages to render collusion an unprofitable business. In addition, it is also easy …

We investigate regulation as the outcome of a bargaining process between a regulator and a regulated firm. The … 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 …

agencies. After having examined the market, competition authorities concluded that tacit collusion existed but could not easily … be prosecuted under given competition law. In several other countries, various types of regulatory schemes are … specially tailored tax on price successfully manages to render collusion an unprofitable business by collecting marginal profits …