Collusion, if it involves an explicit agreement between the firms to set prices is illegal. This doesn't mean it doesn't happen. It is also possible though for firms to come to an unspoken understanding or to engage in tacit collusion and both charge the High price? We'll look a bit at the legal aspects of collusion in the section on Industrial Policy.

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