This paper tests whether upstream R&D cooperation leads to downstream collusion. We consider an oligopolistic setting … where firms enter in research joint ventures (RJVs) to lower production costs or coordinate on collusion in the product …

This paper tests whether upstream R&D cooperation leads to downstream collusion. We consider an oligopolistic setting … where firms enter in research joint ventures (RJVs) to lower production costs or coordinate on collusion in the product …

This paper tests whether upstream R&D cooperation leads to downstream collusion. We consider an oligopolistic setting … where firms enter in research joint ventures (RJVs) to lower production costs or coordinate on collusion in the product …

This paper tests whether upstream R&D cooperation leads to downstream collusion. We consider an oligopolistic setting … where firms enter in research joint ventures (RJVs) to lower production costs or coordinate on collusion in the product …

This paper tests whether upstream R&D cooperation leads to downstream collusion. We consider an oligopolistic setting … where firms enter in research joint ventures (RJVs) to lower production costs or coordinate on collusion in the product …

This paper tests whether upstream R&D cooperation leads to downstream collusion. We show that a sufficient condition …

This paper tests whether upstream R&D cooperation leads to downstream collusion. We consider an oligopolistic setting … where firms enter in research joint ventures (RJVs) to lower production costs or coordinate on collusion in the product …

This paper tests whether upstream R&D cooperation leads to downstream collusion. We consider an oligopolistic setting … where firms enter in research joint ventures (RJVs) to lower production costs or coordinate on collusion in the product …

This paper tests whether upstream R&D cooperation leads to downstream collusion. We consider an oligopolistic setting … where firms enter in research joint ventures (RJVs) to lower production costs or coordinate on collusion in the product …

RJV members are rivals leaving open the possibility that firms may form RJVs to facilitate collusion. We exploit variation …