: subjects use costly fines as (altruistic) punishments. Leniency further increases deterrence, but stabilizes surviving cartels …. With rewards, cartels are reported systematically and prices finally fall. If a ringleader is excluded from leniency …

cartel. The central issue in the litigation was whether foreign plaintiffs injured by the cartel’s conduct abroad could bring …

data set consisting of 442 firm groups that participated in 76 cartels decided by the European Commission between 2000 and …

data set consisting of 442 firm groups that participated in 76 cartels decided by the European Commission between 2000 and …

-stage cartel formation experiment where multiple ringleaders may emerge. Although theory predicts that cartels will always be …

Damage compensation claims in case of cartels are supposed to increase deterrence, compensate losses and increase … efficiency. I show that such claims can instead have adverse effects: If suppliers or buyers of cartelists are compensated in … upstream cartelists who do not monopolize the market increase consumer prices. Suppliers of cartelists can be worse off when …

Damage compensation claims in case of cartels are supposed to increase deterrence, compensate losses and increase … efficiency. I show that such claims can instead have adverse effects: If suppliers or buyers of cartelists are compensated in … upstream cartelists who do not monopolize the market increase consumer prices. Suppliers of cartelists can be worse off when …

Damage compensation claims in case of cartels are supposed to increase deterrence, compensate losses and increase … efficiency. I show that such claims can instead have adverse effects: If suppliers or buyers of cartelists are compensated in … upstream cartelists who do not monopolize the market increase consumer prices. Suppliers of cartelists can be worse off when …