Collusion through market sharing agreements: Evidence from Quebec's road paving market
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Keywords
Auction; Bidding ring; Collusion; Public procurement;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D44 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Auctions
- H57 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Procurement
- L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure
- L74 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction - - - Construction
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-COM-2020-01-06 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-CSE-2020-01-06 (Economics of Strategic Management)
- NEP-DES-2020-01-06 (Economic Design)
- NEP-IND-2020-01-06 (Industrial Organization)
- NEP-LAW-2020-01-06 (Law and Economics)
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