A Cointegration-based cartel screen for detecting collusion
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Keywords
Antitrust; Cartel; Detection; Empirical screen;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
- L41 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ARA-2022-08-29 (MENA - Middle East and North Africa)
- NEP-COM-2022-08-29 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-IND-2022-08-29 (Industrial Organization)
- NEP-LAW-2022-08-29 (Law and Economics)
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