Industrial organization is mainly concerned with the behavior of large firms, especially when it comes to oligopoly theory. Experimental industrial organization, therefore, faces a problem: How can firms be brought into the laboratory? The main approach relies on framing: Call individuals...

Industrial organization is mainly concerned with the behavior of large firms. Experimental industrial organization therefore faces a problem: How can firms be brought into the laboratory? The main approach relies on framing: Call individuals "firms"! This experimental approach is not in line...

Industrial organization is mainly concerned with the behavior of large firms, especially when it comes to oligopoly theory. Experimental industrial organization therefore faces a problem: How can firms be brought into the laboratory? The main approach relies on framing: Call individuals "firms"!...

Das Bundeskartellamt hat die Märkte für Benzin und Diesel in Deutschland untersucht und ein oligopolistisches Umfeld diagnostiziert, das zu erhöhten Preisen führt. Der Nutzen eines regulatorischen Eingriffs nach dem Vorbild des „Österreichischen Modells“ wird jedoch sowohl vom Amt als...