When Firms in an Oligopoly Collude Without an Explicit Agreement

question 67

Multiple Choice

When firms in an oligopoly collude without an explicit agreement, economists say they are involved in:

• A) illegal collusion.
• B) tacit collusion.
• C) game theoretic collusion.
• D) predatory collusion.
• E) marginal collusion.

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