Algorithmic price recommendations and collusion: Experimental evidence
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Keywords
Collusion; Experiment; Human-Machine Interaction; Bertrand Oligopoly;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C92 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Group Behavior
- D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
- L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
- L41 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-COM-2024-01-22 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-EXP-2024-01-22 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-FMK-2024-01-22 (Financial Markets)
- NEP-GTH-2024-01-22 (Game Theory)
- NEP-IND-2024-01-22 (Industrial Organization)
- NEP-REG-2024-01-22 (Regulation)
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