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Garlic Cartel: Markets, Credit, Code

2024/11/8
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Katie Griffin:农贸市场不同摊位的大蒜价格差异很大,有的摊位价格过高,有的则较为合理。这引发了对价格制定机制和信息透明度的讨论。 Matt Levine:康奈尔大学的研究显示,农贸市场的价格汇总信息有助于农民制定价格,但这种做法也可能引发反垄断担忧。RealPage案中,司法部指控其通过软件产品帮助房东协调租金价格,从而减少竞争并提高租金,这与农贸市场价格汇总信息的情况类似,都可能存在反竞争行为。互联网使得获取竞争对手价格信息变得更容易,这使得企业更容易协调价格,从而减少竞争。司法部对此表示担忧。农贸市场价格汇总网站的目标是帮助农民提高价格,但这可能导致价格上涨。默示串谋或算法串谋不同于经典的卡特尔,后者存在明确的协议和惩罚机制,而前者则依赖于信息共享和竞争压力。完全的信息能够更容易地协调价格,减少价格竞争。司法部对机器学习算法可能加剧企业利用数据制定最高价格以获取利润的担忧,以及数据共享可能降低行业竞争性的担忧。工资透明法可能导致工资降低,因为信息共享会消除工资差异。农贸市场肉类价格远高于超市。渥太华农贸市场存在价格操纵行为,但一位卖家通过销售非标准规格的产品巧妙地规避了价格限制。 Matt Levine:康奈尔大学的研究显示,农贸市场的价格汇总信息有助于农民制定价格,但这种做法也可能引发反垄断担忧。RealPage案中,司法部指控其通过软件产品帮助房东协调租金价格,从而减少竞争并提高租金,这与农贸市场价格汇总信息的情况类似,都可能存在反竞争行为。互联网使得获取竞争对手价格信息变得更容易,这使得企业更容易协调价格,从而减少竞争。司法部对此表示担忧。农贸市场价格汇总网站的目标是帮助农民提高价格,但这可能导致价格上涨。默示串谋或算法串谋不同于经典的卡特尔,后者存在明确的协议和惩罚机制,而前者则依赖于信息共享和竞争压力。完全的信息能够更容易地协调价格,减少价格竞争。司法部对机器学习算法可能加剧企业利用数据制定最高价格以获取利润的担忧,以及数据共享可能降低行业竞争性的担忧。工资透明法可能导致工资降低,因为信息共享会消除工资差异。农贸市场肉类价格远高于超市。渥太华农贸市场存在价格操纵行为,但一位卖家通过销售非标准规格的产品巧妙地规避了价格限制。

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Matt and Katie discuss the pricing dynamics at farmers markets, focusing on the role of price disclosure platforms like Corner and their potential anti-competitive effects.
  • Corner aggregates prices for farmers to help them set prices, raising anti-trust concerns.
  • The Justice Department has recently scrutinized price-sharing platforms, likening them to RealPage, which was sued for fostering collusion among landlords.
  • There is a debate on whether price transparency leads to higher or lower prices, with studies showing mixed results.

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Matt and Katie discuss the price of garlic, anticompetitive price disclosure, the private credit gold rush and (allegedly) downloading quant models and fleeing the country.

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