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On the stability of research joint ventures: Implications for collusion

Though there is a body of theoretical literature on research joint venture (RJV) participation facilitating collusion, empirical tests are rare. Even more so, there are few empirical tests on the general theme of collusion. This note tries to fill this gap by assuming a correspondence between the stability of research joint ventures and collusion. By using data from the U.S. National Cooperation Research Act, we show that large RJVs in concentrated industries are more stable and hence more suspect to collusion.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: WZB Discussion Paper ; No. SP II 2008-15

Classification
Wirtschaft
Contracting Out; Joint Ventures; Technology Licensing
Antitrust Policy and Public Enterprises, Nonprofit Institutions, and Professional Organizations
Industrial Policy; Sectoral Planning Methods
Subject
Research Joint Ventures
Product Market Collusion
Empirical Test

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Seldeslachts, Jo
Duso, Tomaso
Pennings, Enrico
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB)
(where)
Berlin
(when)
2008

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  • Arbeitspapier

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  • Seldeslachts, Jo
  • Duso, Tomaso
  • Pennings, Enrico
  • Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB)

Time of origin

  • 2008

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