Derzeit erfolgt die Finanzierung des öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunks in Deutschland über von der Gebühreneinzugszentrale (GEZ) eingezogene Zwangsbeiträge, die sich am Besitz eines Empfangsgerätes orientieren. Am 19. Oktober 2006 wurde von den Ministerpräsidenten der Bundesländer die...

This work simulates the behavior of a price, quota and regional cartel in terms of indicators such as price, capacity and rate of return. As a first step the specific behavior patterns of each cartel are indicated in a graphical analysis before a comparison to a competitive benchmark has been...

Gender differences have frequently been studied in experimental economics, but the findings remain inconclusive. In this study, we focus on gender differences in expectations and economic behavior in a dictator game, building on Blanckenburg, Iseke and Tebbe (2023). We add to prior work by...

In this paper, we compare the distribution of price changes between collusive and noncollusive periods for ten major cartels. The first moments focus on previous research. We extend the discussion to the third (skewness) and fourth (kurtosis) moments. However, none of the above descriptive...

This paper presents a classroom experiment on pricing strategies available to monopolists. Each student makes production decisions as a monopolist during the experiment; learning from his/her own experiences what it means to be a price searcher. Full information is provided on cost conditions,...