Arbeitspapier

Screen for collusive behavior: A machine learning approach

The paper uses a machine learning technique to build up a screen for collusive behavior. Such tools can be applied by competition authorities but also by companies to screen the behavior of their suppliers. The method is applied to the German retail gasoline market to detect anomalous behavior in the price setting of the filling stations. Therefore, the algorithm identifies anomalies in the data-generating process. The results show that various anomalies can be detected with this method. These anomalies in the price setting behavior are then discussed with respect to their implications for the competitiveness of the market.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Hohenheim Discussion Papers in Business, Economics and Social Sciences ; No. 01-2024

Classification
Wirtschaft
Forecasting Models; Simulation Methods
Antitrust Law
Antitrust Policy and Public Enterprises, Nonprofit Institutions, and Professional Organizations
Subject
Machine Learning
Cartel Screens
Fuel Retail Market

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Bantle, Melissa
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Universität Hohenheim, Fakultät Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften
(where)
Stuttgart
(when)
2024

Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:100-opus-23003
Last update
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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Bantle, Melissa
  • Universität Hohenheim, Fakultät Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften

Time of origin

  • 2024

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