that expanding rights of action has on leniency applications, this Article employs a game-theory model first created by …

We revisit the pros and cons of cartel criminalization with focus on its possible introduction in the EU. We document a … sometimes all members of a cartel. We argue that, coupled with the non-disclosure of leniency statements and the insufficient … cartel convictions. Together with evidence on the current level of fines, this points at the need to introduce …

significantly decreased cartel activity. The design of these repeated game experiments however is such that engaging in illegal …

reconciled with principles of oligopoly theory. This article (1) presents a fundamental reconceptualization of our understanding …

innocuous communication and communication about a cartel, sanctioning only the latter. To this aim, we introduce a participant …

important role of leniency is to elicit cartel members’ evidence about collusive activity in order to increase the probability … of convicting the cartel. We find that ringleader discrimination does not play a role when the ringleader’s relative …

In this paper we analyze cartel formation and self-reporting incentives when firms operate in several geographical …-reporting by cartel members. -- cartel formation ; multi-market contact ; leniency programs ; international antitrust cooperation …