The sociology of cartels
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- Justus Haucap & Christina Heldman, 2023. "On the sociology of cartels," European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 56(2), pages 289-323, October.
- Justus Haucap & Christina Heldman, 2022. "The Sociology of Cartels," CESifo Working Paper Series 9914, CESifo.
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Keywords
Cartels; Collusion; Social Networks; Trust; Antitrust;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- L41 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices
- K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
- D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-COM-2022-09-12 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-IND-2022-09-12 (Industrial Organization)
- NEP-LAW-2022-09-12 (Law and Economics)
- NEP-NET-2022-09-12 (Network Economics)
- NEP-REG-2022-09-12 (Regulation)
- NEP-SOC-2022-09-12 (Social Norms and Social Capital)
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