for years or even decades. While the literature has presented several determinants of cartel stability, the vast majority …, the communication and internal structures within the cartels as well as their breakup. Our results indicate that cartel … individuals involved in these 15 cartels were female, suggesting that gender also plays a role for cartel formation. We further …

Can a major shock in childhood permanently shape trust? We consider a hunger episode in Germany after WWII and …

the power of our approach with the analysis of trust and trustworthiness in Germany bycombining representative survey data …

that matches cartel investigations with trade data at the product level. We then estimate the world import price and … quantity effects of antidumping in cartel products. We find that the use of antidumping in cartel industries helps to maintain … higher world import prices and lower quantities during cartel periods, and to induce the establishment of a cartel. The …