Competition and collusion with fixed output

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2013
Volume: 120
Issue: 2
Pages: 259-261

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1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

In many industries, output is fixed by exogenous constraints, so firms compete by allocating a given stock of supplies between different markets. This paper shows that collusion in such industries leads firms to shift output from high-margin markets to low-margin markets. As a result, welfare is generally reduced although prices decrease in some markets and increase in others.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:120:y:2013:i:2:p:259-261
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29