In this paper we analyze cartel formation and self-reporting incentives when firms operate in several geographical …-reporting by cartel members …

Cooperation in Cartel Investigations. The Global Antitrust Institute's Competition Advocacy Program commends Procompetencia …

This paper describes and analyzes the outcomes of cartel-whistleblower programs around the world, including those of …

Justice has great latitude in recommending corporate cartel fines to the federal courts, and its recommendations are nearly … direct test of the optimal deterrence theory of antitrust crimes. Regressions are fitted to a sample of the corporations that …-deterrence model is quite good. We find that U.S. corporate cartel fines are strongly directly related to economic injuries from …

The amino-acid lysine cartel was a watershed even in antitrust enforcement. It was the first global price … history of the global lysine cartel and the legal consequences for its members in the United States. The story focuses …

This paper presents an updated narrative of the history of the global lysine cartel and the legal consequences for its …

cartel activity in Asia and uses a sample of modern private cartels to evaluate the relative effectiveness of three prominent … Asia and the rest of the world during 1990-2007. The need for assertive anti-cartel enforcement in Asia is demonstrated by …, it is doubtful that such monetary sanctions can deter modern international cartels. Optimal cartel deterrence is …

the predictive power of the optimal deterrence theory of antitrust violations in the EU. In addition, they offer insights … absolute Commission fine. Independent variables fall into four groups: the extent of the cartel’s antitrust injuries; factors … cartel; and controls for time, for changes in EC guidelines, for nationality of the defendant, and for industry …