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Cartel Stability with Quality-Anchored Buyers

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  • Bos, Iwan
  • Cesi, Berardino
  • Marini, Marco A.

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This note examines cartel stability in a vertically differentiated duopoly with quality-anchored buyers. It is shown that such buyers are a facilitating factor for collusion.

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  • Bos, Iwan & Cesi, Berardino & Marini, Marco A., 2025. "Cartel Stability with Quality-Anchored Buyers," MPRA Paper 125064, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:125064
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    Keywords

    Captive Consumers; Cartel Stability; Collusion; Quality-Anchored Buyers; Ver- tical Product Differentiation.;
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    JEL classification:

    • C7 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory
    • C71 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Cooperative Games
    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • D4 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design
    • D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
    • L1 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance
    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets

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