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Catching Cartels

Mårtensson, Sebastian LU (2021) NEKP01 20211
Department of Economics
Abstract (Swedish)
This thesis evaluates a new method for detecting cartels based on the idea that cartels create structural breaks in their price generating process. The method is evaluated along certain criteria and is further explored using more detailed data on Spanish retail fuel prices. A novel contribution with this thesis is to present an improvement of the method. The method fails to detect cartels and fails to live up to some of the criteria presented.
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author
Mårtensson, Sebastian LU
supervisor
organization
course
NEKP01 20211
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
structural breaks, cartel, screen, Bai, Perron, Spain, fuel
language
English
id
9057371
date added to LUP
2021-07-05 13:22:40
date last changed
2021-07-05 13:22:40
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  abstract     = {{This thesis evaluates a new method for detecting cartels based on the idea that cartels create structural breaks in their price generating process. The method is evaluated along certain criteria and is further explored using more detailed data on Spanish retail fuel prices. A novel contribution with this thesis is to present an improvement of the method. The method fails to detect cartels and fails to live up to some of the criteria presented.}},
  author       = {{Mårtensson, Sebastian}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Catching Cartels}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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