The Strengthening of the Oligopoly Problem by Algorithmic Pricing

Amalie Toft Bentsen

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Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to establish if algorithms have an anticompetitive impact on firms’ pricing behavior that may not be detected by competition law. Specifically, it examines how pricing algorithms change the structure on the market and how this strengthens the oligopoly problem.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationFrederiksberg
PublisherCopenhagen Business School [wp]
Number of pages10
Publication statusPublished - 2020
SeriesCBS LAW Research Paper
Number20-10

Keywords

  • Pricing algorithms
  • Pricing conduct
  • Market structure
  • Oligopoly
  • Competition law

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