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Algorithmic "collusion" and the application of article 101 TFEU : can an agreement exists without a concurrence of wills?

Oliveira e Costa, Guilherme - 2026

Algorithms pose interesting challenges to competition law, particularly discussing which practices involving this fast-paced technologies may or should be caught under Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ("TFEU"). As AI-driven pricing algorithms become increasingly...

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Competition and collusion with strategic inventories

Ashfaq, Marium; Toxvaerd, Flavio; Wei, Yi - 2026

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Competition and collusion with strategic inventories

Ashfaq, Marium; Toxvaerd, Flavio; Wei, Yi - 2026

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Finance and collusion in oligopolistic markets

Marjit, Sugata; Mukherjee, Arijit; Xu, Xinpeng; Yang, Lei - 2025

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How the design of cartel fines affects prices : evidence from the lab

Engilbertsson, Sindri; Onderstal, Sander; Treuren, Leonard - 2025

Competition authorities impose substantial penalties on firms engaging in illegal pricefixing. We examine how basing cartel fines on either revenue, profit, or price overcharge influences cartel and market prices, as well as cartel incidence and stability. In an infinitely repeated Bertrand...

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Cartel stability with quality-anchored buyers

Bos, Iwan; Cesi, Berardino; Marini, Marco - 2025

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Detection of collusive networks in multistage auctions

Baránek, Bruno; Musolff, Leon; Titl, Vitezslav - 2025

We develop a method for detecting cartels in multistage auctions. Our approach allows a firm to be collusive when facing members of its cartel yet competitive when facing others. Intuitively, as initial bids are shaded, close initial bids not only imply similar costs but also provide an...

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Collusion and price behavior in the U.S. pork industry

Bolotova, Yuliya V. - 2025

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Competitive price cycles

Fischer, Kai; Martin, Simon; Schlag, Karl H. - 2025

We develop a tractable model of competitive price cycles where prices are chosen alternatingly and consumers have heterogenous information. The model yields sharp empirical predictions about price patterns, impact of captive consumers and pass-through. Using rich station-level price data from...

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Price-fixing cartels and firm innovation

Kang, Hyo - 2025

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Algorithmic pricing and algorithmic collusion

Bichler, Martin; Durmann, Julius; Oberlechner, Matthias - 2025

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Cross-owners and bond issue pricing : coordination or collusion?

Liang, Shangkun; Wang, Sichao; Gao, Kaijuan - 2025

Using a sample of listed Chinese firms from 2007 to 2020, we investigate the governance implications of cross-ownership in corporate bond markets. We find that cross-ownership significantly reduces bond issuance spreads, suggesting that synergistic governance effects outweigh potential collusion...

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The spoils of algorithmic collusion : profit allocation among asymmetric firms

Martin, Simon; Normann, Hans-Theo; Püplichhuisen, Paul; … - 2025

We study the propensity of independent algorithms to collude in repeated Cournot duopoly games. Specifically, we investigate the predictive power of different oligopoly and bargaining solutions regarding the effect of asymmetry between firms. We find that both consumers and firms can benefit...

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Manufacturer collusion and resale price maintenance

Hunold, Matthias; Muthers, Johannes - 2024

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Manufacturer collusion and resale price maintenance

Hunold, Matthias; Muthers, Johannes - 2023

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Collusion in repeated auctions with costless communication

Pinheiro, Roberto B. - 2024

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Delegation and strategic collusion under antitrust policies : an experiment

Kim, Jeong Yeol - 2025

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Delegation and strategic collusion under antitrust policies : an experiment

Kim, Jeong Yeol - 2024

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Polycentric governance in collusive agreements

Schmal, Wolfgang Benedikt - 2024

Collusive agreements in the form of cartels among firms are complex structures. The involved firms need to agree on prices and sales quotas that are legally not enforceable. Market characteristics that foster cartels’ failure or success are widely examined. However, the interplay between the...

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Price caps and coordinated effects : evidence from retail gasoline

Martin, Simon; Verboven, Frank - 2026

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Explaining divergence in ocean freight rates and passenger fares, 1863-1913

Hatton, Timothy J. - 2026

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Strategic choice of price-setting algorithms

Buchali, Katrin; Grüb, Jens; Muijs, Matthias; … - 2023

Recent experimental simulations have shown that autonomous pricing algorithms are able to learn collusive behavior and thus charge supra-competitive prices without being explicitly programmed to do so. These simulations assume, however, that both firms employ the identical price-setting...

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Suspecting Collusion

Ceesay, Muhammed - 2023

How much does it hurt seller revenue if some bidders know that others are colluding? Using a simple model of first and second price Independent Private Value auctions with uniformly distributed values where a single bidder knows privately of the existence of collusion by others, we show that...

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Upstream Collusion with Downstream Compensation

DINGWEI, GU; Yao, Zhiyong; Zheng, Bingyong - 2023

Successful upstream collusion must satisfy both the incentive constraint (keeping cartel members in line) and the compensation constraint (preventing lawsuits from downstream firms). Our analysis shows that there is a non-monotonic and inverted U-shaped relationship between cartel incidence and...

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Spying and imperfect commitment in first-price auctions : a case of tacit collusion

Fan, Cuihong; Chŏn, Pyŏng-hŏn; Wolfstetter, Elmar - 2023

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Spying and Imperfect Commitment in First-Price Auctions : A Case of Tacit Collusion

Fan, Cuihong; Chŏn, Pyŏng-hŏn; Wolfstetter, Elmar - 2023

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Public-private collusion

Mota, Filipa; Correira-da-Silva, João; Pinho, Joana - 2023

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Public-private Collusion

Mota, Filipa; Correia‐da‐Silva, Joao; Pinho, Joana - 2022

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Coordination in the fight against collusion

Iossa, Elisabetta; Loertscher, Simon; Marx, Leslie M.; … - 2023

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Strategic interaction between institutional investors and supervision department : a theoretical analysis of low-price collusion in SBIC

Li, Xin; Chen, Zhuming - 2023

We introduce evolutionary game method to analyze low-price collusion in inquiry market of Sci-Tech Innovation Board of China (SIBC) from the perspective of strategic interaction between large institutional investors (LIIs), small and medium-sized institutional investors (SMIIs), and supervision...

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Spillovers from legal cooperation to tacit collusion

Hinloopen, Jeroen; Martin, Stephen; Treuren, Leonard - 2023

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Calculating the probability of collusion based on observed price patterns

Granlund, David; Rudholm, Niklas - 2023

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Partitioned pricing and collusion on surcharges

Chen, Zhiqi - 2023

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Facilitating Collusion with Spot-Price Contracting

Hatfield, John William; Lowery, Richard - 2023

We investigate the competitive effects of spot-price contracting, in which a buyer and seller contract to transact at a future date at the price prevailing in that market at that future date (the ``spot price''); such contracts are ubiquitous in the beef-processing industry, among others. We...

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Algorithmic price recommendations and collusion : experimental evidence

Hunold, Matthias; Werner, Tobias - 2023

This paper investigates the collusive and competitive effects of algorithmic price recommendations on market outcomes. These recommendations are often non-binding and common in many markets, especially on online platforms. We develop a theoretical framework and derive two algorithms that...

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Deciphering algorithmic collusion : insights from bandit algorithms and implications for antitrust enforcement

Marty, Frédéric; Warin, Thierry - 2023

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Schadensersatzansprüche von Mitbewerbern bei Submissionskartellen : Ansprüche unterlegener Bieter in Ausschreibungsverfahren nach § 33a GWB

Lettau, Lukas - 2025

Das Kartellschadensersatzrecht hat in den vergangenen Jahren enorm an Aufmerksamkeit und Bedeutung gewonnen. Dabei hat sich der Diskurs jedoch bislang auf die Klagen unmittelbarer und mittelbarer Abnehmer fokussiert. Die vorliegende Arbeit stellt die Frage, ob daneben auch Mitbewerbern von...

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Entry barriers, personal relationships, and cartel formation : generic drugs in the United States

Cuddy, Emily; Porter, Robert H.; Starc, Amanda; … - 2025

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Price fixing or fixing competition? : bread in Israel

Fershtman, Chaim; Spiegel, Yossi - 2025

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The role of platforms for facilitating anticompetitive communication : retail gasoline in Australia

Byrne, David P.; De Roos, Nicolas; Grinberg, A. Rachel; … - 2025

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Collusion with non-express communication : retail gasoline in Norway

Harrington, Joseph Emmett - 2025

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Cartel instability and price wars : retail gasoline in Canada

Clark, Robert; Duarte, Marco; Houde, Jean-François - 2025

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Coordinated rebate reductions and semi-collusion : retail gasoline in Sweden

Steen, Frode; Sørgard, Lars - 2025

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Two cartels in the supply chain : raw tobacco in Spain

Klein, Thilo; Vasconcelos, Helder; Zoido, Elena - 2025

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Tacit collusion by pricing algorithms

Bhole, Bharat; Surana, Sunita - 2025

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Colluding against workers

Delabastita, Vincent; Rubens, Michael - 2025

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AI-Powered Trading, Algorithmic Collusion, and Price Efficiency

Dou, Winston Wei; Goldstein, Itay; Ji, Yan - 2025

The integration of algorithmic trading with reinforcement learning, termed AI-powered trading, is transforming financial markets. Alongside the benefits, it raises concerns for collusion. This study first develops a model to explore the possibility of collusion among informed speculators in a...

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Algorithmic Coercion with Faster Pricing

Brown, Zach Y.; MacKay, Alexander - 2025

We examine a model in which one firm uses a pricing algorithm that enables faster pricing and multi-period commitment. We characterize a coercive equilibrium in which the algorithmic firm maximizes its profits subject to the incentive compatibility constraint of its rival. By adopting an...

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Does entry remedy collusion? : evidence from the generic prescription drug cartel

Starc, Amanda; Wollmann, Thomas G. - 2025

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Does Entry Remedy Collusion? Evidence from the Generic Prescription Drug Cartel

Starc, Amanda; Wollmann, Thomas G. - 2022

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Does Entry Remedy Collusion? Evidence from the Generic Prescription Drug Cartel

Starc, Amanda; Wollmann, Thomas - 2022

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Collusion in quality-segmented markets

Bos, Iwan; Marini, Marco - 2022

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Collusion in quality-segmented markets

Bos, Iwan; Marini, Marco - 2020

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Collusion in Quality-Segmented Markets

Bos, Iwan; Marini, Marco - 2021

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How communication makes the difference between a cartel and tacit collusion : a machine learning approach

Andres, Maximilian; Bruttel, Lisa Verena; Friedrichsen, Jana - 2023

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How communication makes the difference between a cartel and tacit collusion : a machine learning approach

Andres, Maximilian; Bruttel, Lisa Verena; Friedrichsen, Jana - 2022

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How communication makes the difference between a cartel and tacit collusion : a machine learning approach

Andres, Maximilian; Bruttel, Lisa Verena; Friedrichsen, Jana - 2022

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Collusion by algorithm : the role of unobserved actions

Martin, Simon; Rasch, Alexander - 2022

We analyze the effects of better algorithmic demand forecasting on collusive profits. We show that the comparative statics crucially depend on the whether actions are observable. Thus, the optimal antitrust policy needs to take into account the institutional settings of the industry in question....

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Collusion by algorithm: the role of unobserved actions

Martin, Simon; Rasch, Alexander - 2022

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Motivating Collusion

Ha, Sangeun; Ma, Fangyuan; Zaldokas, Alminas - 2022

We examine how executive compensation can be designed to motivate product market collusion. We look at the 2013 decision to close several regional offices of the Department of Justice, which lowered antitrust enforcement for firms located near these closed offices. We argue that this made...

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Strategic Delegation and Collusion : An Experiment

Kim, Jeong Yeol - 2022

The assumption that firms maximize profit has been widely used in Economics to explain firms' behaviors and market outcomes. But the profit maximization assumption may lead to incorrect predictions when firms engage in strategic delegation between owners and managers who might have different...

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Challenges in Cartel Class Actions

Dellavedova, Brooke - 2022

Notwithstanding vigorous regulatory action against cartels in Australia and abroad, and the proliferation of antitrust class actions in North America, cartel class actions in Australia have been rare. The cartel class actions brought in Australia to date have faced significant challenges. These...

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