When Is Upstream Collusion Profitable?

主讲人

Zhiyong Yao

简介

<p>Motivated by the recent antitrust cases in which Japanese auto parts suppliers colluded to raise supply prices against their long-term collaborators, the Japanese carmakers, we study the conditions under which an upstream collusion is profitable even after compensating downstream direct purchasers. Oligopoly competition in successive industries is shown to give rise to a vertical externality and a horizontal externality. If a collusive price of intermediate goods better balances the two externalities, the collusion will raise the joint profit of all firms in the two industries and is therefore profitable for the upstream without hurting the downstream. We further link the profitability of such collusions to industry characteristics in terms of demand, cost, and competition intensity.&nbsp;</p>

时间

2018-05-25(Friday)16:40-18:00

地点

D235, Econ Building

讲座语言

English

主办单位

WISE&SOE

承办单位

类型

系列讲座

联系人信息

主持人

Ziyan Yang

专题网站

专题

主讲人简介

<p>Associate Professor, School of Management, Fudan University</p> <p>Please see<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><a href="/Upload/File/2018/5/20180511062158797.pdf"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Prof. Yao's CV</span></a>&nbsp;</span>for more information.</p>

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主讲人: Zhiyong Yao
主讲人简介:

Associate Professor, School of Management, Fudan University

Please see Prof. Yao's CV for more information.

主持人: Ziyan Yang
简介:
系列讲座
时间: 2018-05-25(Friday)16:40-18:00
地点: D235, Econ Building
主办单位: WISE&SOE
类型: 系列讲座