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| Publication date |
2012
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| Series |
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper, TI 2012-058/1
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| Number of pages |
34
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| Publisher |
Amsterdam / Rotterdam: Tinbergen Institute
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| Organisations |
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Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) - Amsterdam School of Economics Research Institute (ASE-RI)
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| 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.
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| Document type |
Working paper
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| Language |
English
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| Published at |
http://papers.tinbergen.nl/12058.pdf
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