Cartels Uncovered

Autor: Ari Hyytinen, Frode Steen, Otto Toivanen
Přispěvatelé: Hanken School of Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics, Aalto-yliopisto, Aalto University
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Popis: How many cartels are there? The answer is important in assessing the efficiency of competition policy. We present a Hidden Markov Model that answers the question, taking into account that often we do not know whether a cartel exists in an industry or not. Our model identifies key policy parameters from data generated under different competition policy regimes and may be used with time-series or panel data. We take the model to data from a period of legal cartels - Finnish manufacturing industries 1951 - 1990. Our estimates suggest that by the end of the period, almost all industries were cartelized.
Databáze: OpenAIRE