RJV members are rivals leaving open the possibility that firms may form RJVs to facilitate collusion. We examine this by …

-rider problem, collusion, and antitrust policy regarding research and development. …

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 …

We examine whether cooperation in R&D leads to product market collusion. Suppose that firms engage in a stochastic R … symmetries, thereby facilitating collusion. Sharing an efficient technology also increases industry profit, which contributes to … the collusion stability but also raises social welfare. Interestingly, a welfare improvement is less likely if innovation …

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 …