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Using Inflation As an Excuse to Raise Prices
Implicit Price Fixing via Prisoner's Dilemma Cooperation

half of recent US inflation is from high corporate profits      web

webhttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/19/us-inflation-caused-by-corporate-profits
authorTom Perkins
publicationThe Guardian
date2024-01-19

“This is a form of implicit collusion,” she said. “Firms do not even need to talk to one another to know that a cost shock is a great time to raise prices. But when costs fall, price-setting firms do not have any incentive to decrease prices.”

If no firms launch a price war, Weber added, then companies “hold the line” on prices and widen margins.

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webLiz Pancotti and Lindsay OwensGroundwork Collaborative2024-01-17

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