On the Stability of Research Joint Ventures: Implications for Collusion

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Though there is a body of theoretical literature on research joint ventures (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 US Nation Cooperation Research Act, we show that large RJVs in concentrated industries are more stable and hence more suspect to collusion.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper ; No. 240

Classification and Topics

• 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

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Seldeslachts, Jo ; Duso, Tomaso ; Pennings, Enrico
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 15 - Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (GESY)
• (where): München
• (when): 2008

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.5282/ubm/epub.13312
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/94116
• URN: urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-13312-2
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET