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2021
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Discussion Papers No. 21-04
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University of Bern, Department of Economics, Bern
Zusammenfassung: 
We study the interest rate's effect on the stability of cartels. A low interest rate implies a high discount factor and thus increases cartel stability. If firms access the capital market, an additional effect comes into play: a low interest rate lowers investment costs, resulting in more profitable deviations from the collusive agreement. We propose a new measure for a cartel's stability regarding the two opposing effects. Stability is U-shaped in the interest rate. We test our theory using a dataset of 615 firms and find supporting evidence. We conclude that the current unusually low interest rate facilitates collusion.
Schlagwörter: 
Collusion
Interest Rate
Repeated Game
Survival Analysis
JEL: 
C41
D43
K21
L40
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