14.12 | Fall 2025 | Undergraduate

Economic Applications of Game Theory

Lecture 15: Implicit Cartels

In this lecture, Ian Ball discusses cartels, groups of independent market participants who collaborate with each other and avoid competing with each other in order to improve their profits and dominate the market. OPEC is a classic example.

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