Domestic and international research joint ventures: The effect of collusion

Ricardo Flores-Fillol, Guiomar Ibañez-Zarate and Bernd Theilen ()

Economics Letters, 2014, vol. 122, issue 1, 79-83

Abstract: We analyze the effect of research joint ventures (RJVs) on consumer welfare in an international context when collusion can occur. Our results suggest that antitrust authorities should distinguish between domestic and international RJVs and be more benevolent with international RJVs.

Keywords: Collusion; Domestic research joint venture; International research joint venture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K21 L24 L44 O32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2013.11.005

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