Manuscript No: #8529, Acceptance date: November 30, 1999 Trade liberalization and cartel stability* Kjell Erik Lommerud Lars Sørgard RRH: TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND CARTEL STABILITY LRH: Kjell Erik Lommerud and Lars Sørgard Abstract Can reduced trade barriers promote a collusive understanding about not exporting into each others domestic markets? Reduced trade costs increase the short-run gains f...