Risk Aversion and Tacit Collusion in a Bertrand Duopoly Experiment
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- Lisa R. Anderson & Beth A. Freeborn & Jason P. Hulbert, 2009. "Risk Aversion and Tacit Collusion in a Bertrand Duopoly Experiment," Working Papers 84, Department of Economics, College of William and Mary.
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Bertrand duopoly; Collusion; Experiment; Risk aversion; C9; L1;All these keywords.
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- C9 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments
- L1 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance
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