Define Cartel and briefly describe the main aims of cartel
There are two types of collusion in oligopoly: (i) Cartel (ii)
Price leadership. Cartel is a formal organisation of oligopoly
firms. It is the perfect form of collision. It is group of firms
mutually decide the level of price and quantity in an industry and
get rid of uncertainty. In broader sense it is in form of trade
association, professional organisation etc. Cartels act as a
multi-plat monopolist.
Fixing price for joint maximisation for the profit of
industry.
Market sharing between the members.
Cartels can be divided into two: Perfect cartel and market sharing
cartel. In perfect cartel, the members will not cheat each other.
On single firm decide the prices and quantity. Cartels lose market
share in the market sharing cartel.
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