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The theory of infinitely repeated games finds that players will likely learn to collude, given sufficient incentive to do so, enabling them to capture greater payoffs than those attainable in the static setting. The theory posits that cooperation can arise in this framework if individuals...
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clues of a partial cartel. Based on the theoretical model, we argue that measures of the shape of a distribution (such as …
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We analyze a drastic price increase in the German auction market for reserve power, which did not appear to be driven by increased costs. Studying the market structure and individual bidding strategies, we find evidence for collusive behavior in an environment with repeated auctions, pivotal...
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cartel functioned and how firms may have communicated. Calibrating the dynamic enforcement constraint confirms that collusion …Under collusion, firms deviate from current profit maximization in anticipation of future rewards. As current profit … implementation, of a reform that potentially made collusion harder to sustain. After ruling out confounders, we uncover how the …
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