Davies, Stephen, Olczak, Matthew and Coles, Heather (2011). Tacit collusion, firm asymmetries and numbers:evidence from EC merger cases. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 29 (2), pp. 221-231.
Abstract
This paper estimates the implicit model, especially the roles of size asymmetries and firm numbers, used by the European Commission to identify mergers with coordinated effects. This subset of cases offers an opportunity to shed empirical light on the conditions where a Competition Authority believes tacit collusion is most likely to arise. We find that, for the Commission, tacit collusion is a rare phenomenon, largely confined to markets of two, more or less symmetric, players. This is consistent with recent experimental literature, but contrasts with the facts on ‘hard-core’ collusion in which firm numbers and asymmetries are often much larger.
Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijindorg.2010.05.005 |
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Divisions: | College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Economics, Finance & Entrepreneurship College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School Aston University (General) |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | tacit collusion,collective dominance,coordinated effects,European mergers,asymmetries,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,Industrial relations,Strategy and Management,Aerospace Engineering |
Publication ISSN: | 0167-7187 |
Last Modified: | 09 Dec 2024 08:09 |
Date Deposited: | 13 Feb 2013 11:24 |
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PURE Output Type: | Article |
Published Date: | 2011-03 |
Authors: |
Davies, Stephen
Olczak, Matthew ( 0000-0001-6808-3832) Coles, Heather |