common beliefs and the existing literature, that conspirators often apply for leniency long after a cartel collapses. We …

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 …

cartel investigations can obtain immunity from fines or a reduction of fines. Leniency plays a prominent role in EU cartel …

development of the innovative and modern leniency policy. Following the examination of the main conditions and reasons for cartel …

detecting and deterring cartels. As a supplementary analysis, the US leniency is studied. I discuss a dynamic model of cartel … formation and dissolution to illustrate how changes in antitrust policies and economic conditions might affect cartel duration … heterogeneity of cartels and the time-varying policy impacts suggested by theory. Contrary to earlier studies, my statistical tests …

detecting and deterring cartels. As a supplementary analysis, the US leniency is studied. I discuss a dynamic model of cartel … formation and dissolution to illustrate how changes in antitrust policies and economic conditions might affect cartel duration … heterogeneity of cartels and the time-varying policy impacts suggested by theory. Contrary to earlier studies, my statistical tests …

Leniency Programs. Damage actions may reduce the attractiveness of Leniency Programs for cartel participants if their … cooperation with the competition authority increases the chance that the cartel’s victims will bring a successful suit. A long … analysis shows such compromise is not required: limiting the cartel victims’ ability to recover their loss is not necessary to …

-depth legal & economic analysis of cartel law enforcement on both sides of the Atlantic …