analysis and investigates whether they operate efficiently. The CFD cartel-audit should enable the detection of cartels via … patterns. The CFD cartel-audit attempts to draw conclusions from these patterns in order to find hidden cartels and to engage … antitrust agencies inot additional more detailed audits. -- cartel ; collusion ; price fixing ; collusive marker ; cartel audit …

Cartel duration is influenced by market structure but it also varies depending on the cause of cartel death. This paper … to detected EU cartel cases for the period 2001 to 2017. The analysis indicates that the existence of industry specific … problems or high cumulative market share do not give cartel members an incentive to apply for leniency, whereas companies which …