Price-Directed Search and Collusion
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Keywords
Consumer Search; Directed Search; Price Competition; Mixed-Strategy Pricing; Collusion; Cartels;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
- D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
- L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-COM-2020-08-10 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-IND-2020-08-10 (Industrial Organization)
- NEP-MIC-2020-08-10 (Microeconomics)
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