{"id":5773,"date":"2023-03-03T13:39:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T13:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaep.org.ar\/?p=5773"},"modified":"2023-03-03T13:39:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T13:39:46","slug":"is-list-pricing-and-discounting-procompetitive-tacit-collusion-in-a-bertrand-edgeworth-duopoly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aaep.org.ar\/?p=5773","title":{"rendered":"Is List Pricing and Discounting Procompetitive? Tacit Collusion in a Bertrand-Edgeworth Duopoly."},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wonderplugin-pdf-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/aaep.org.ar\/wp-content\/plugins\/wonderplugin-pdf-embed\/pdfjslight\/web\/viewer.html?v=2&file=https:\/\/aaep.org.ar\/works\/works2022\/4564.pdf\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600px\" style=\"border:0;\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>List-pricing and discounting is a common practice in retail and wholesale markets. Under this pricing mechanism, a posted list price is offered to sellers in a prior stage which can then de discounted at a later in a second stage. The practice of list pricing and discounting is viewed as collusive theoretically, however, its interpretation amongst competition authorities varies from being pro-competitive to being a collusion facilitating device. We experimentally test how list pricing and discounting impact prices in a capacity constrained Bertrand-Edgeworth duopoly with symmetric and asymmetric firms. 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