contracts, we comprehensively document different collusion methods along the lines described by Stigler (1964). Quota cartels …Cartels were legal to a large extent in Austria until the country’s EU Accession in 1995. We examine archival material … on registered horizontal cartels to learn about their inner working. Applying content analysis to legally binding cartel …

contracts, we comprehensively document different collusion methods along the lines described by Stigler (1964). Quota cartels …Cartels were legal to a large extent in Austria until the country's EU Accession in 1995. We examine archival material … on registered horizontal cartels to learn about their inner working. Applying content analysis to legally binding cartel …

In the period following WW II. until the country accessed the European Union, cartels were legalized in Austria, upon …

In the period following WW II. until the country accessed the European Union, cartels were legalized in Austria, upon …

In the period following WW II. until the country accessed the European Union, cartels were legalized in Austria, upon …

Due to being much better documented, legal cartels have recently attracted the interest of many researchers who aim to … understand the functioning of illegal cartels in detail. This paper contributes to the question of what we can learn from legal … cartels by taking a closer look at the cement industry which has a rich history of both legal and illegal cartels. We …

-2003, and 2004-2013. Our empirical estimates show significant variation in the number of cartels prosecuted and the penalties … imposed across the policy regimes. The more recent regimes are characterized by far fewer cartels prosecuted, but with … cartels to larger and multinational firms. In terms of political effects, our results reveal no clear inter-political party …

We explore whether lawful cooperation in buyer groups facilitates collusion in the product market. Buyer groups … constitute credible threats. Hence, in theory, buyer groups facilitate collusion. We run several experimental treatments using …