Oblivious Learning and Collusive Pricing

arXiv:2606.05363 · cs.GT, cs.LG, econ.TH, math.OC · Submitted 2026-06-03 · Read on arXiv

cs.GT, cs.LG, econ.TH, math.OC

Submitted: 2026-06-03

Updated: 2026-10-01

Code: https://github.com/yw3453/ob-learn

Terminology

• Nash Equilibrium — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

Sources

• Algorithmic Collusion Without Threats
• Misspecified Estimate-then-Optimize Leads to Supra-Competitive Prices
• Artificial Intelligence and Spontaneous Collusion
• Online Price Competition under Generalized Linear Demands
• Supracompetitive Pricing Under AI Monoculture
• Algorithmic Collusion by Large Language Models
• Conjectural Variations in Competitive Dynamic Pricing: A Learning Foundation via Experimentation Design and Feedback Structure

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