In European competition law, econometric studies are an increasingly frequent resort to support decisions taken by EU authorities. However, in this area a solid doctrine about the criteria to provide reliability to the conclusions derived from these analysis is yet to be built. There is not a...

Damage compensation claims in case of cartels are supposed to increase deterrence, compensate losses and increase efficiency. I show that such claims can instead have adverse effects: If suppliers or buyers of cartelists are compensated in proportion to the profits lost due to the cartel,...