Reinforcement-learning pricing algorithms sometimes converge to supra-competitive prices even in markets where collusion is impossible by design or cannot be an equilibrium outcome. We analyze when such spurious collusion may arise, and when instead the algorithms learn genuinely collusive strategies, focusing on the role of the rate and mode of exploration.
Algorithmic collusion: Genuine or spurious? / Calvano E.; Calzolari G.; Denicolò V.; Pastorello S.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION. - ISSN 0167-7187. - ELETTRONICO. - 90:(2023), pp. 102973.1-102973.5. [10.1016/j.ijindorg.2023.102973]
Algorithmic collusion: Genuine or spurious?
Calvano E.;Calzolari G.;Denicolò V.;Pastorello S.
2023
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Reinforcement-learning pricing algorithms sometimes converge to supra-competitive prices even in markets where collusion is impossible by design or cannot be an equilibrium outcome. We analyze when such spurious collusion may arise, and when instead the algorithms learn genuinely collusive strategies, focusing on the role of the rate and mode of exploration.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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