Joseph E. Harrington Jr

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA 19102

Philadelphia, PA 19104

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1.

How Do Hub-and-Spoke Cartels Operate? Lessons from Nine Case Studies

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 04 Sep 2018
Joseph E. Harrington Jr
University of Pennsylvania
Downloads 1,792 (19,642)
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collusion, hub-and-spoke cartels, antitrust, competition law

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Developing Competition Law for Collusion by Autonomous Price-Setting Agents

Number of pages: 82 Posted: 19 Sep 2017
Joseph E. Harrington Jr
University of Pennsylvania
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Collusion, Algorithms, Antitrust, Competition Law

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The Practical Requirements of a Successful Cartel

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 09 Mar 2021
Joseph E. Harrington Jr
University of Pennsylvania
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collusion, cartel, coordination, agreement, antitrust law, competition policy

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The Effect of Outsourcing Pricing Algorithms on Market Competition

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 09 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 20 Jul 2021
Joseph E. Harrington Jr
University of Pennsylvania
Downloads 405 (147,954)
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Algortithmic pricing, market competition, third party vendor

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The Anticompetitiveness of Sharing Prices

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 30 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2021
Joseph E. Harrington Jr
University of Pennsylvania
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Information exchange, prices, antitrust

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Cost Coordination

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 16 Jul 2022 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2023
Joseph E. Harrington Jr
University of Pennsylvania
Downloads 389 (153,425)
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Collusion, antitrust

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Collusion in Plain Sight: Firms’ Use of Public Announcements to Restrain Competition

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 30 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 06 Mar 2021
Joseph E. Harrington Jr
University of Pennsylvania
Downloads 381 (157,464)
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Collusion, Antitrust, Public Communications

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An Economic Test for an Unlawful Agreement to Adopt a Third-Party's Pricing Algorithm

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 27 Jul 2023 Last Revised: 12 Jul 2024
Joseph E. Harrington Jr
University of Pennsylvania
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Collusion, Antitrust, Pricing Algorithms, Third Party Developers

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Horizontal Price Exchanges

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 03 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 09 Dec 2022
Joseph E. Harrington Jr and Christopher R. Leslie
University of Pennsylvania and University of California, Irvine School of Law
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Antitrust, collusion, information exchanges

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Does enforcement deter cartels? A Tale of Two Tails

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 26 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 02 Apr 2017
Iwan Bos, S. W. Davies, Joseph E. Harrington Jr, Peter L. Ormosi and Peter L. Ormosi
Maastricht University, University of East Anglia (UEA), University of Pennsylvania and Norwich Business SchoolUniversity of East Anglia (UEA) - Centre for Competition Policy
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anti-cartel enforcement, deterrence, cartel overcharge

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What Can the Duration of Discovered Cartels Tell Us About the Duration of All Cartels?

PIER Working Paper No. 14-042
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 18 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 10 Apr 2015
Joseph E. Harrington Jr and Yanhao 'Max' Wei
University of Pennsylvania and University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
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Cartel detection, Collusion, Antitrust

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The Discontent Cartel Member and Cartel Collapse: The Case of the German Cement Cartel

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 14-084
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 13 Nov 2014
Joseph E. Harrington Jr, Kai Hüschelrath, Ulrich Laitenberger and Florian Smuda
University of Pennsylvania, ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Tilburg University - Information Management and ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
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Collusion, cartel, antitrust enforcement, cement

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A Proposal for a Structural Remedy for Illegal Collusion

Antitrust Law Journal, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 19 Sep 2017
Joseph E. Harrington Jr
University of Pennsylvania
Downloads 249 (245,769)
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Collusion, Antitrust, Competition Law, Penalties

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Algorithmic Collusion: Where Are We and Where Should We Be Going?

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 07 Aug 2024
Ibrahim Abada, Joseph E. Harrington Jr, Xavier Lambin and Janusz M Meylahn
Grenoble Ecole de Management, University of Pennsylvania, ESSEC Business School and University of Twente - Department of Applied Mathematics
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Algorithmic collusion, Reinforcement learning, Artificial Intelligence, Delegated decisions

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The Challenges of Third Party Pricing Algorithms for Competition Law

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 13 May 2024
Joseph E. Harrington Jr
University of Pennsylvania
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antitrust, competition policy, algorithms, collusion

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When Can We Expect a Corporate Leniency Program to Result in Fewer Cartels?

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 26 Nov 2014
Joseph E. Harrington Jr and Myong-Hun Chang
University of Pennsylvania and Cleveland State University - Economics
Downloads 128 (444,182)
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Competitor Coupons: A Remedy for Residual Collusion

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 18 Jun 2023 Last Revised: 16 Nov 2023
Joseph E. Harrington Jr
University of Pennsylvania
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collusion, antitrust, competition policy

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The Relative Efficacy of Price Announcements and Express Communication for Collusion: Experimental Findings

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 26 Nov 2014
Joseph E. Harrington Jr, Roberto Hernan Gonzalez and Praveen Kujal
University of Pennsylvania, Université de Bourgogne - Burgundy School of Business and Middlesex University
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A Theory of Collusion with Partial Mutual Understanding

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 26 Nov 2014
Joseph E. Harrington Jr
University of Pennsylvania
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Competition Policy and Cartel Size

International Economic Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 26 Nov 2014
Iwan Bos and Joseph E. Harrington Jr
Maastricht University and University of Pennsylvania
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Hub-and-Spoke Collusion with a Third-Party Pricing Algorithm

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 15 Nov 2024
Joseph E. Harrington Jr
University of Pennsylvania
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Collusion, Pricing algorithm, Data analytics, Competition policy

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The Effect of Demand Variability on the Adoption and Design of a Third Party's Pricing Algorithmm

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 18 Sep 2024
Joseph E. Harrington Jr
University of Pennsylvania
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Third-party pricing algorithm, Algorithmic pricing, Competition policy, Oligopoly theory

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The Effect of Demand Variability on the Adoption and Design of a Third Party's Pricing Algorithm

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 30 Aug 2024
Joseph E. Harrington Jr
University of Pennsylvania
Downloads 15 (1,082,327)
Citation 1

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imperfect competition, algorithmic pricing, third-party pricing algorithms