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Hinloopen, Jeroen; Onderstal, Sander - Tinbergen Instituut - 2009

We experimentally examine the effectiveness of antitrust policies against bidding rings in theEnglish auction (EN) and the first-price sealed-bid auction (FP). We consider both traditionalantitrust policy (without a leniency program) and modern antitrust policy (with a leniencyprogram). In EN,...

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Denying leniency to cartel instigators : costs and benefits

Chen, Zhiqi; Ghosh, Subhadip; Ross, Thomas W. - In: International journal of industrial organization 41 (2015), pp. 19-29

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Cartel Organization and Antitrust Enforcement

Zhijun - Centre for Competition Policy, University of East Anglia - 2008

This paper incorporates the economic theory of organizations into the framework of public law enforcement, and characterizes the dual-coalition structure of cartel organization that allows us to highlight the strategic interactions between cartel participants under different antitrust policies....

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Mergers, cartels and leniency programs : the role of production capacities

Dargaud, Emilie - Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Économique Lyon … - 2008

In this paper, we study the impact of a merger on collusion depending on the endowment of capital asset among firms. We show that the merger makes the collusion easier to sustain when asymmetric capital stock combines with less efficient insiders because of more symmetric conditions and closer...

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Mergers, cartels and leniency programs : the role of production capacities

Dargaud, Emilie - HAL - 2008

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To protect in order to serve, adverse effects of leniency programs in view of industry asymmetry

Leliefeld, Daniel; Motchenkova, Evgenia - Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen en … - 2007

This paper studies the application of leniency programs. An analysis of the structure and design of leniency programs … and existing literature raises a new question: Are leniency programs effective, in the sense that they deter cartels from … provide an answer. A leniency program does not always lead to a breach of trust. We find that, in certain industries, leniency …

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To Protect in Order to Serve : Adverse Effects of Leniency Programs in View of Industry Asymmetry

Leliefeld, D.; Motchenkova, E. - Tilburg University, Tilburg Law and Economic Center - 2007

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Going once, going twice, reported! : Cartel activity and the effectiveness of antitrust policies in experimental auctions

Hinloopen, Jeroen; Onderstal, Sander - In: European economic review : EER 70 (2014), pp. 317-336

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Going once, going twice, reported! Cartel activity and the effectiveness of antitrust policies in experimental auctions

Hinloopen, Jeroen; Onderstal, Sander - In: European Economic Review 70 (2014) C, pp. 317-336

We experimentally examine the effectiveness of antitrust policies against bidding rings in the English auction (EN) and the first-price sealed-bid auction (FP). We consider both traditional antitrust policy (without a leniency program) and modern antitrust policy (with a leniency program). In...

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Trust and Recidivism; the Partial Success of Corporate Leniency Program in the Laboratory

Hinloopen, Jeroen; Soetevent, Adriaan - Tinbergen Institute - 2006

An experiment is conducted were subjects interact repeatedly to examine the effect of a particular leniency program on cartel formation, cartel stability and cartel recidivism. The program leads to lower prices for three reasons. First, non-cooperators are more persistent in their behavior which...

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