Report reviews all 203 public and private RPM cases from 1976 to 1982 (pre-Monsanto decision). Finds that case records are consistent with several of the efficiency-enhancing rationales for the use of RPM (e.g., "free rider" and more recent agency theories). Only 15 percent of cases appear consistent with collusion theories of RPM that would be associated with reduced consumer welfare.
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