Endogenous cartel formation: Experimental evidence
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- Fonseca, Miguel A. & Normann, Hans-Theo, 2014. "Endogenous cartel formation: Experimental evidence," DICE Discussion Papers 159, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE).
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Cartels; Collusion; Communication; Experiments; Repeated games;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C7 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory
- C9 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments
- L41 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices
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