We hypothesize a particular source of cartel instability and explore its relevance to understanding cartel dynamics …. The cartel instability is rooted in the observation that, upon cartel formation, the relative positions of firms are often … fixed which may lead some growthconscious members to be discontent. This incongruity between a cartel member’s allocated …

We investigate the impact of cartel breakdowns on merger activity. Merging information on cartel cases decided by the … average number of all merger transactions increase by up to 51 percent when comparing the three years before the cartel … even more – by up to 83 percent – after the cartel breakdowns. Our results not only suggest that competition authorities …

organizing a mobile phone cartel with stable market shares (one-half, one-third and one-sixth respectively) and for directly … cartel, BT was too small for it to be worth its while to join it; it is not necessary to exchange information directly to … assuming that the costs are kept the same when switching from Cournot competition to any form of cartel. We deduced that market …

for years or even decades. While the literature has presented several determinants of cartel stability, the vast majority …, the communication and internal structures within the cartels as well as their breakup. Our results indicate that cartel … individuals involved in these 15 cartels were female, suggesting that gender also plays a role for cartel formation. We further …

on registered horizontal cartels to learn about their inner working. Applying content analysis to legally binding cartel …

registration with the Austrian Cartel Court. We obtained access to the registration data, and scanned them all towards a …

and higher costs. We examine Canada's alleged bread cartel and provide the first comprehensive analysis of hub …