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Multimarket contact in continuous-time games

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  • Kobayashi, Hajime
  • Ohta, Katsunori

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This paper investigates whether multimarket contact is effective in increasing the value of collusion. We show that for any discount rate, the set of equilibrium payoffs (average per market) expands through multimarket contact in continuous-time games.

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  • Kobayashi, Hajime & Ohta, Katsunori, 2008. "Multimarket contact in continuous-time games," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 101(1), pages 4-5, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:101:y:2008:i:1:p:4-5
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    1. Kobayashi, Hajime & Ohta, Katsunori, 2012. "Optimal collusion under imperfect monitoring in multimarket contact," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 76(2), pages 636-647.

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    Keywords

    C72 C73 L13 Multimarket contact Continuous-time games;

    JEL classification:

    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • C73 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Stochastic and Dynamic Games; Evolutionary Games
    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets

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