This paper examines competition in the liberalized natural gas market. Each .firm has zero marginal cost core capacity, due to long term contracts with take or pay obligations, and additional capacity at higher marginal costs. The market is decentralized and the firms decide which customers to...

There is little doubt that the fight against cartels is one of the most important objectives of Antitrust Authorities, and the European Commission (EC herewith) represents no exception in this regard. While the Leniency Policy has been successful in triggering evidence by cartel participants and...