Comment Comment by CoastalCoder This reminds me of something I've been curious about.When e.g. memory manufacturers don't collude, they end up on synchronized boom-and-bust cycles.But it's also illegal for them for form a cartel, which IIUC would have the benefit of smoothing the supply:demand ratio over time.Is there any truly good solution to this?(I'm not an economist, so it's quite possible that my question isn't even cogent.) parent CoastalCoder 1 day ago
When e.g. memory manufacturers don't collude, they end up on synchronized boom-and-bust cycles.
But it's also illegal for them for form a cartel, which IIUC would have the benefit of smoothing the supply:demand ratio over time.
Is there any truly good solution to this?
(I'm not an economist, so it's quite possible that my question isn't even cogent.)