Tacit Collusion in Price‐Setting Duopoly Markets: Experimental Evidence with Complements and Substitutes

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Journal: Southern Economic Journal
Year: 2010
Volume: 76
Issue: 3
Pages: 577-591

Authors (3)

Lisa R. Anderson (not in RePEc) Beth A. Freeborn (not in RePEc) Charles A. Holt (University of Virginia)

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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

Abstract

We study the effect of demand structure on the ability of subjects to tacitly collude on prices by considering Bertrand substitutes and Bertrand complements. We find evidence of collusion in the complements treatment, but no such evidence is found in the substitutes treatment. This finding is somewhat in contrast with a previous study that observes tacit collusion in two treatments with similar underlying demand structures but with no market framing.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:wly:soecon:v:76:y:2010:i:3:p:577-591
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-02-02