cartels et donc, par corollaire, celle de l'attractivité des mesures de clémence, mais aussi leur influence, plus mitigée, sur …

The determination of optimal fines to deter the formation or continuation of cartels is a major objective of … depends on the fines to be imposed in case of detection by the antitrust authority. We show that the proper consideration of …

49%. By examining more sources, Connor (2010b) finds a median of 23.3% for all type of cartels and a mean of 50.4% for … successful cartels. However, the data used in these studies are estimates rather than true observations, since the true illegal … profits of cartels are rarely observable. Therefore, these data are subject to model error, estimation error and publication …

for a broader approach to contract regulation by legal scholars and antitrust-authorities. …

From the perspective of antitrust authorities, the multiplication of patents embodied in technology standards is a … that have fueled antitrust debates and economic research during the last decade. On the one hand, patent owners may be … conditions, patent pools should be accepted by antitrust authorities. On the other hand, patent owners may be tempted to …

Antitrust emerged in the 1950s and became dominant in the US. We show the extent to which economic objectives and theoretical … views shaped antitrust laws in their inception. After establishing the minor influence of economics in the promulgation of … US competition laws, we then highlight US economists' very cautious views about antitrust until the Second New Deal. We …

entre la vieille loi des patents et la toute nouvelle législation antitrust. Les différentes expériences dans l …

grand coalition is a known result. Finally, we study collusion in auctions as a mechanism design problem, insisting on the …

and public signals. We show that competition leads the two firms to invest too early and analyze collusion schemes whereby … one firm prevents the other firm from entering the market. We show that, in the efficient collusion scheme, the active …