Tacit Collusion under Fairness and Reciprocity

This paper departs from the standard profit-maximizing model of firm behavior by assuming that firms are motivated in part by personal animosity–or respect–towards their competitors. A reciprocal firm responds to unkind behavior of rivals with unkind actions (negative reciprocity), while at the same...

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Main Authors: Doruk İriş, Luís Santos-Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-02-01
Series:Games
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4336/4/1/50