Presentations

How a Cartel Operates: Evidence from the Graphite Electrode Cartel from a Social Network Perspective

The aim of this study is to shed light on the economic factors that govern the internal organization of an illegal activity such as explicit collusion. Co-authors: Carlos Ponce and Flavia Roldán.

Paper: How a Cartel Operates: Evidence from the Graphite Electrode Cartel from a Social Network Perspective
Authors: Carlos Ponce (Alberto Hurtado University | ILADES) and Flavia Roldán (Universidad ORT Uruguay)
Speaker: Flavia Roldán
Event: BCU Annual Economics Conference
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Date: August 18 and 19, 2016

This article examines the functioning of a specific cartel: the global graphite electrode cartel.

The aim of this study is to shed light on the economic factors that govern the internal organization of an illegal activity such as explicit collusion.

To this end, the article draws on elements of economic theory and tools from social media.

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