This article analyzes tacit collusion in infinitely repeated multiunit uniform price auctions in a symmetric …-quantity pair, perfect collusion with equal sharing of profit is easier to sustain in the uniform price auction than in the … set bids that are arbitrary finite step functions of price-quantity pairs, in repeated uniform price auctions maximal …

Collusion in auctions affects both revenue and efficiency and are prevalent. Yet, sellers do not use collusion … collusion-proof auctions. We use California highway procurements data, to estimate the cost of implementing collusion …-proof auctions as often as they should. Why is that? We find that one reason for this could be the cost of implementing efficient …

(increasing) the lifespan of the collusion only in the short (long) lived cartels. Operating internationally and having a third …

Explicit collusion, or cartel behavior, involves coordinated efforts among firms within a market to restrict …