Recent work in game theory has shown that, in principle, it may be possible for firms in an
industry to form a self-policing cartel to maximize their joint profits. This paper examines the …

This article employs weekly time series data on the Joint Executive Committee railroad cartel
from 1880 to 1886 to test empirically the proposition that observed prices reflected switches …

We describe the economics literature on auction markets, with an emphasis on the connection
between theory, empirical practice, and public policy, and a discussion of outstanding …

Economists have articulated the welfare implications of horizontal mergers.'Mergers can reduce
industry competition and so result in higher prices for consumers. But, on the other hand, …

Background Cases of human monkeypox are rarely seen outside of west and central Africa.
There are few data regarding viral kinetics or the duration of viral shedding and no licensed …

Presented is the 19th edition of the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, which provides
more than 850 additional pages, 15 new chapters, and over 300 new tables, and 56 new …

This paper examines bidding in auctions for state highway construction contracts, in order to
determine whether bid rigging occurred. Detection of collusion is possible because of …

This book presents a comprehensive account of the regions of the brain that control the
performance of skilled voluntary movements, especially the accurate and precise control of the …

Using a panel data set for the 48 contiguous states from 1970 to 1983, several estimates are
provided of a Cobb-Douglas production function with three types of public capital as inputs. …

The detection of specific proteins as biomarkers of disease, health status, environmental
monitoring, food quality, control of fermenters and civil defence purposes means that …