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. However, since intermediation reduces insurers' market power, incentives for tacit collusion are higher compared to markets …
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decreases with repetition. Theory predicts that repetition facilitates collusion among sellers in procurement auctions, while …
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We study the impact of an investigation into collusion and corruption to learn about the organization of cartels in … investigation in Montreal and in Quebec City, where there have been no allegations of collusion or corruption. We find that entry …
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A number of recent papers have proposed that a pattern of isolated winning bids may be associated with collusion. In … contrast, others have suggested that bid clustering, especially of the two lowest bids, is indicative of collusion. In this …, whose asphalt industry has not been the subject of collusion allegations. Our findings provide causal evidence that the …
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investigation into collusion and corruption in the Quebec construction industry launched in October 2009 to capture the end of this …
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A number of recent papers have proposed that a pattern of isolated winning bids may be associated with collusion. In … contrast, others have suggested that bid clustering, especially of the two lowest bids, is indicative of collusion. In this …, whose asphalt industry has not been the subject of collusion allegations. Our findings provide causal evidence that the …
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mutual shareholding. According to our results firstpriceprocurement is quite collusion-proof when allowing for the latter two …
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We examine auction data to determine if bid rigging presents in procurement auctions for paving works in Ibaraki City, Osaka, Japan. We first show that sporadic bidding wars are caused by the participation of potential “outsiders.” Assuming that the ring is all-inclusive if the auction is...
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decreases with repetition. Theory predicts that repetition facilitates collusion among sellers in procurement auctions, while …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012907680
investigation into collusion and corruption in the Quebec construction industry launched in October 2009 to capture the end of this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012858034