This paper investigates the effectiveness of the legal exception system (Council Regulation (EC) 1/2003) by running a …

requiring a higher CSR level by regulation while preserving competition always gives higher within-market welfare. …

facilitated. Thefocus here is on the case of a hardcore price cartel.Specific features of harm and damages in antitrust law are …

cartel fines in 10 Member States (Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and …

for the first firm(s) that self-report being part of a cartel and have become the main enforcement instrument used by … inducing firms to self-report or cooperate with a cartel investigation in exchange for a reduction in sanctions. Since they … convictions for the competition authority at the expense of reduced cartel deterrence and social welfare. Hence, it is vital for …

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

This paper investigates the effectiveness of the new Council Regulation (EC) 1/2003 which replaces the mandatory … firms fully obey the requirements of Art 81(3) EC Treaty and both error probabilities are zero. -- competition law ; cartel …

legal approaches to cartel fining and the sometimes-conflicting objectives of restitution, deterrence, and proportionality … determine appropriate cartel fines, namely regarding cartel impact duration, but-for prices, and overcharges …