Based on an analysis of cartel prosecutions since 2007, this article assesses the way the European Commission has built …

detecting and deterring cartels. As a supplementary analysis, the US leniency is studied. I discuss a dynamic model of cartel … formation and dissolution to illustrate how changes in antitrust policies and economic conditions might affect cartel duration …

detecting and deterring cartels. As a supplementary analysis, the US leniency is studied. I discuss a dynamic model of cartel … formation and dissolution to illustrate how changes in antitrust policies and economic conditions might affect cartel duration …

Leniency programs as a tool for cartel detection and cartel destabilization, have been implemented since the early … nineties. Theoretical work has shown that leniency programs can be eff ective in enhancing cartel detection and deterrence, but …. Empirical evidence shows that the positive e ffect on cartel deterrence seems to dominate, but cannot provide definite evidence …

Leniency programs as a tool for cartel detection and cartel destabilization, have been implemented since the early … nineties. Theoretical work has shown that leniency programs can be effective in enhancing cartel detection and deterrence, but …. Empirical evidence shows that the positive effect on cartel deterrence seems to dominate, but cannot provide definite evidence …

price level: the price level that would have been observed in the absence of the cartel. This article discusses the …