New Insights on Collusion Harrington, Joseph E. Jr 1957- editor. Schinkel, Maarten-Pieter editor. text bibliography enk 2024 monographic eng

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xiv, 382 pages ; 24 cm "Illustrates new and sophisticated properties of cartels in case studies that can support developing new collusive theories and practice. This book assists in understanding new cartel mechanisms and their effects, detecting cartels, distinguishing collusion from competition, and measuring harm"-- Entry barriers, personal relationships, and cartel formation -- "Now you are asking for a real war!" -- coordinating fuel surcharges -- Price fixing competition? The role of platforms for facilitating anticompetitive communication -- Collusion with non-express communication -- Cartel instability and price wars -- coordinated rebate reductions and semi-collusion -- Average bid auction format facilitates bidding rings -- The challenges of cartelization with many products and ongoing technological advancements -- Two cartels in the supply chain -- Is it collusion or competition behind the price parallelism? edited by Joseph E. Harrington Jr., University of Pennsylvania, Maarten Pieter Schinkel, Universiteit of Amsterdam. Includes bibliographical references. Cartels HD2757.5 .C38 2024 338.8/7 9781009428484 9781009428453 2024012508 DLC 240516 20260806172542.0 831 eng