A variance screen for collusion

Abrantes-Metz, RM; Froeb, LM; Geweke, J; Taylor, CT

A variance screen for collusion

Abrantes-Metz, RM Froeb, LM Geweke, J Taylor, CT

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Citation:: International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2006, 24 (3), pp. 467 - 486
Issue Date:: 2006-05-01

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dc.contributor.author	Abrantes-Metz, RM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Froeb, LM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Geweke, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Taylor, CT	en_US
dc.date.issued	2006-05-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2006, 24 (3), pp. 467 - 486	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0167-7187	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/11841
dc.description.abstract	In this paper, we examine price movements over time around the collapse of a bid-rigging conspiracy. While the mean decreased by 16%, the standard deviation increased by over 200%. We hypothesize that conspiracies in other industries would exhibit similar characteristics and search for "pockets" of low price variation as indicators of collusion in the retail gasoline industry in Louisville. We observe no such areas around Louisville in 1996-2002. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Industrial Organization	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.ijindorg.2005.10.003	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Economics	en_US
dc.title	A variance screen for collusion	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	24	en_US
utslib.for	1401 Economic Theory	en_US
utslib.for	1402 Applied Economics	en_US
utslib.for	1403 Econometrics	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Economics Discipline
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pubs.issue	3	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	24	en_US

Abstract:

In this paper, we examine price movements over time around the collapse of a bid-rigging conspiracy. While the mean decreased by 16%, the standard deviation increased by over 200%. We hypothesize that conspiracies in other industries would exhibit similar characteristics and search for "pockets" of low price variation as indicators of collusion in the retail gasoline industry in Louisville. We observe no such areas around Louisville in 1996-2002. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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