less inclined to collude than men when collusion harms a third party. No gender difference can be found in the absence of a … distance is small they hardly behave collusively when collusion harms a third party. …

We analyze firms' ability to sustain collusion in a setting in which horizontally differentiated firms can price … sustainability of collusion. Starting from a low level, an increase in signal precision first facilitates collusion. However, there … is a turning point from which on any further increase renders collusion less sustainable. Our analysis provides important …

Tacit collusion is explored under a strategy in which, loosely speaking, firms match the lowest price set by any firm …

While price-fixing cartel prosecutions have received significant attention, the policy determinants and the political ….S. antitrust cartel prosecutions during the period 1969-2013. This period has seen substantive policy innovations with increasing … penalties related to fines and jail terms. There appear to be four distinct cartel policy regimes: pre-1978, 1978-1992, 1993 …

While price-fixing cartel prosecutions have received significant attention, the policy determinants and the political ….S. antitrust cartel prosecutions during the period 1969-2013. This period has seen substantive policy innovations with increasing … penalties related to fines and jail terms. There appear to be four distinct cartel policy regimes: pre-1978, 1978-1992, 1993 …

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 …

. We show that in the absence of hassle costs, MCCs might induce collusion in homogeneous markets even if they are adopted … only by few retailers. If hassle and implementation costs are mild, collusion can be enforced by BCCs with lump sum refunds …