significantly decreased cartel activity. The design of these repeated game experiments however is such that engaging in illegal …

We analyze how leniency affects cartel pricing in an infinitely-repeated oligopoly model where the fine rates are … we focus on the worst possible outcome. We investigate the maximal cartel price, the largest price for which the … conditions for sustainability hold. We analyze how the maximal cartel price supported by different cartel strategies adjusts in …

antitrust regulation on the endogenous maximal-sustainable cartel price. This impact depends upon industry characteristics … including its cartel culture. Our analysis disentangles the effects of traditional antitrust regulation and the leniency program …

We analyze maximal cartel prices in infinitely-repeated oligopoly models under leniency where fines are linked to … collusion. We introduce cartel culture that describes how likely cartels persist after each conviction. Our analysis … disentangles the effects of traditional antitrust regulation, leniency, and cartel strategies. Without rewards to the strictly …

We experimentally study the effect of information about competitors ́actions on cartel stability and firms ́incentives …

theory to show how an interbank lending rates cartel can be sustained by preemptive portfolio changes. Exchange of … direction in which to rig the rate, however, their interests need to be sufficiently aligned. In this paper we develop cartel … in eligible transactions rigging to justify their submissions. As the cartel is not able to always find stable …