contracts, we comprehensively document different collusion methods along the lines described by Stigler (1964). Quota cartels …Cartels were legal to a large extent in Austria until the country’s EU Accession in 1995. We examine archival material … on registered horizontal cartels to learn about their inner working. Applying content analysis to legally binding cartel …

In the period following WW II. until the country accessed the European Union, cartels were legalized in Austria, upon …

analysis of the materials in this case using modern economic theory indicates that the presence of collusion is inconsistent …