Abstract
We develop a method to screen for local cartels. We first test whether there is statistical evidence of clustering of outlets that score high on some characteristic that is consistent with collusive behavior. If so, we determine in a second step the most suspicious regions where further antitrust investigation would be warranted. We apply our method to build a variance screen for the Dutch gasoline market.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 417-448 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Journal | Journal of Economic Geography |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 10-May-2014 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Collusion
- variance screen
- spatial statistics
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Retail gasoline prices in the Netherlands 2005 - 2011
Heijnen, P. (Creator) & Soetevent, A. (Contributor), DANS - Data Archiving and Networking Services, 1-Jun-2016
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