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How Cartels Fool Sophisticated Buyers—and How AI Could Help
How can a cartel survive for years when its customers are sophisticated firms with substantial buying power? In episode 8 of How Cartels Really Work,…
14 hours ago
SpaceX + Tesla: Would a Merger Harm Competition?
What would really change if Tesla and SpaceX merge?
Rockets, vehicles, connectivity, energy storage, and AI. That sounds consequential. But the size a…
1 day, 14 hours ago
The Biggest Cartels You've Never Heard Of | Can AI Stop Them?
How can a cartel survive for years when its customers are sophisticated firms with large buying power? Episode 8 of How Cartels Really Work looks at …
2 days, 14 hours ago
When Is a Discount a Wall?
A discount is usually the shape of competition. But can the structure of a discount render the purchase of a cheaper rival more expensive?
This episod…
6 days, 14 hours ago
Why Cartels Collapse—and Why AI May Change That
Cartels are unstable by nature. Members cheat, managers change, companies are sold, and participants can get away with less punishment by reporting t…
1 week ago
When Is a Discount a Wall? | FTC v. Syngenta & Corteva
Discounts always feel like competition. Lower prices should help the customer and make rivals respond. But what if a big rebate is contingent not jus…
1 week, 1 day ago
Why Cartels Collapse—and Why AI May Change That | Cartels Episode 7
Why do cartels fall apart? The normal answer is cheat. A cartel member secretly cuts prices, another firm ratifies the deal, or someone runs to the a…
1 week, 2 days ago
Why Is Everyone Moving Across the AI Stack?
Why are AI companies moving across the stack?
Nvidia is moving toward developer platforms through Hugging Face.
AMD is moving toward model development …
1 week, 6 days ago
Can AI Raise Prices Without Colluding?
Suppose every business provides its AI with the same instruction: maximize our long-run profits, but obey the law.
The AI estimates demand, studies cu…
2 weeks ago
Why Is Everyone Moving Across the AI Stack?
In this episode of EconWorks, we look at why some of the biggest AI companies are jumping across different layers of the AI stack. Nvidia transitions…
2 weeks, 1 day ago