While private actions for damages by customers against price-cartels receive much attention, the treatment of other … groups affected by such conspiracies is largely unresolved. This article narrows the research gap with respect to suppliers … to a downstream price cartel. First, we show that such suppliers incur losses driven by a direct quantity, a price and a …

While private actions for damages by customers against price-cartels receive much attention, the treatment of other … groups affected by such conspiracies is largely unresolved. This article narrows the research gap with respect to suppliers … to a downstream price cartel. First, we show that such suppliers incur losses driven by a direct quantity, a price and a …

While private actions for damages against price-cartels by direct and indirect customers receive much attention, it is … probably the most important one: suppliers to a downstream sellers’ cartel. The paper shows graphically and analytically that … cartel suppliers are negatively affected by the conspiracy depending on three effects: a direct quantity, a price and a cost …

Public and private action against cartels is an internationally recognized cornerstone of antitrust enforcement …

The paper provides a comprehensive survey of the economics behind the fight against hard core cartels. Differentiating …

Many cartels are formed by individual managers of different firms, but not by firms as collectives. However, most of … the literature in industrial economics neglects individuals' incentives to form cartels. Although oligopoly experiments …

Many cartels are formed by individual managers of different firms, but not by firms as collectives. However, most of … the literature in industrial economics neglects individuals' incentives to form cartels. Although oligopoly experiments …

for a sample of cartels prosecuted by the European Commission between 1996 and 2014. The start of a Commission … light on enforcement efforts against cartels and other forms of conspiracy. …

should consider mergers as potential ‘second-best’ alternative to cartels but also imply that resource (re)allocations in …