Publisher Summary The study of oligopolistic industries lies at the heart of the field of
industrial organization. The belief of an individual about the behavior of large firms in …

Detecting cartels Page 1 Harrington, Joseph E. Working Paper Detecting cartels Working Paper,
No. 526 Provided in Cooperation with: Department of Economics, The Johns Hopkins University …

In this article we investigate the nature of equilibrium in markets in which firms choose the
scale of operation before they make pricing decisions. We analyze a duopoly model in …

This book in microeconomics focuses on the strategic analysis of markets under imperfect
competition, incomplete information, and incentives. Part I of the book covers imperfect …

The objective of this paper is two-fold: to contribute to the analysis of tacit collusion in
Bertrand supergames with (asymmetric) capacity constraints and, from a more applied …

Tacit collusion refers to a group of oligopolists' ability to coordinate, even in the absence of
explicit agreement, 2 to raise price or more generally increase profit at the detriment of …

This paper analyzes duopolistic price-leadership games in which firms have capacity
constraints. We provide a complete characterization of price leader equilibria under quite …

Coal overcapacity reduction is an essential part of China's energy transition. An effective
governance model is a key to realizing the smooth exit of excess coal capacity. We construct …

Most of the theoretical work on collusion and price wars assumes identical firms and an
unchanging environment, assumptions which are at odds with what we know about most …

While China's wind power initiative has experienced rapid growth, serious curtailment
issues persist. Though some studies have investigated this matter, we explain this …