Standard methods for calculating cartel-damages rely on data of prices charged and quantity sold. Such data may not … easily be available. In this paper, it is shown that a lower bound for cartel-damages can also be computed from accounting … is shown under which econometrically testable assumptions on accounting costs a meaningful lower bound for cartel damages …

between competition and cartel. Therefore, we implement the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. According to our results, 8 out of 10 … antitrust screening and regulatory purposes. -- Cartel detection ; collusion ; competition policy …