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response to the introduction of (ex-ante and ex-post) leniency programs. We disentangle the effects of traditional antitrust … below the price under antitrust without leniency. On the other hand, for ex-post leniency, improvement is possible and …
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illegal gains, as often outlined in existing antitrust regulation, and detection probabilities depend on the degree of … disentangles the effects of traditional antitrust regulation, leniency, and cartel strategies. Without rewards to the strictly …
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We study antitrust enforcement that channels price-fixing incentives through setting fines and allocating resources to … detection activities. Antitrust fines obey four legal principles: punishments should fit the crime, proportionality, bankruptcy … challenge for optimal antitrust enforcement. We integrate the mentioned legal principles into an infinitely-repeated oligopoly …
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This paper develops a model of the birth and death of cartels in the presence of enforcement activities by a Competition Authority (CA). We distinguish three sets of interventions: (a) detecting, prosecuting and penalizing cartels; (b) actions that aim to stop cartel activity in the short-term,...
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Competition authorities impose substantial penalties on firms engaging in illegal pricefixing. We examine how basing cartel fines on either revenue, profit, or price overcharge influences cartel and market prices, as well as cartel incidence and stability. In an infinitely repeated Bertrand...
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agreements, however, reduce total welfare in the market and raise antitrust concerns. Taking externalities into account may help …
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We examine antitrust rules in a two county general equilibrium trade model, contrasting national and multilateral …
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This special issue marks the 25th anniversary of the introduction of a leniency program for antitrust in the EU and … theoretical, empirical, and experimental literature on corporate leniency programs for antitrust. …
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