We use the theory of law enforcement to analyze why some countries have antitrust policies and others don't; and also, why some countries choose to enforce some antitrust domains using common or civil law as in America, while others resort to the administrative process as in Europe. We conclude...

1. The regulatory environment : antitrust law and enforcement in the US and the EU -- 2. Oligopoly markets, collusion, and the operation of cartels -- 3. The historical background -- 4. Globalization and corporate collusion -- 5. Collusion in the industrialized world : the structure of the...

This paper examines how foreign-owned and domestically owned firms transform innovation into employment growth. The empirical analysis, based on the model of Harrison, Jaumandreu, Mairesse and Peters (2008) and CIS data for 16 countries, reveals important differences between the two groups: Due...