Abstract
I analyse if collusive agreements are responsible for asymmetric cost pass-through in the Brazilian retail gasoline market. I find that, overall, Brazilian stations do not present asymmetric cost pass-through. However, this phenomenon is observed in stations that belong to a cartel. This different behavior is due to cartelised stations increasing their price more than non-cartelised ones when faced by increases in costs.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2034-2042 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Economics Bulletin |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Dec 2022 |