Collusive Compensation Schemes Aided by Algorithms
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- Martin, Simon & Schmal, W. Benedikt, 2021. "Collusive compensation schemes aided by algorithms," DICE Discussion Papers 375, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE).
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Keywords
algorithmic collusion; market forecasting; prediction ability; firm asymmetry; compensation schemes;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory
- L41 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices
- L51 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Economics of Regulation
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BEC-2022-01-31 (Business Economics)
- NEP-COM-2022-01-31 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-IND-2022-01-31 (Industrial Organization)
- NEP-REG-2022-01-31 (Regulation)
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