Collusion through price ceilings? In search of a focal-point effect
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2011.02.008
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- Engelmann, Dirk & Müller, Wieland, 2011. "Collusion through price ceilings? In search of a focal-point effect," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 79(3), pages 291-302, August.
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