Tag: Collusion
Cartel Detection and Duration Worldwide
John M. Connor, Sep 28, 2011
In the old days-before price-fixing became illegal nearly everywhere-cartels operated in the public sphere. In some cases, the formation...
Design and Implementation of Screens and Their Use by Defendants
Rosa Abrantes-Metz, Sep 28, 2011
Over the last few years, economic analysis in general, and empirical screens in particular, have become increasingly important in cases...
The Criminalization of Serious Cartel Conduct in Australia
Manish Agarwal, David Round, May 14, 2010
On July 24, 2009, the Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Act 2009 ("Cartels Act") came...
Australia’s Proposed Information Disclosure Legislation: International Worst Practice
Caron Beaton-Wells, Brent Fisse, Aug 30, 2011
Regulating information disclosure and exchange by competitors is widely seen as one of the most challenging aspects of...
Introduction of Leniency Programs for Cartel Participants: The Russian Case
Svetlana Avdasheva, Andrey Shastitko, Aug 30, 2011
Collusion of market participants is one of the most dangerous forms of restriction of competition, adversely affecting incentives...
Collective Dominance Through the Lens of Comparative Antitrust
MAndrey Shastitko, Aug 30, 2011
A new stage in the development of the Russian antitrust policy began in 2006, due to the development and adoption...
Libor Litigation and the Role of Screening: The Need for Enhanced...
Rosa Abrantes-Metz, Jul 28, 2011
The U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other regulatory agencies have recently made allegations of a...
The New EU Competition Rules for the Assessment of Horizontal Agreements
Paul Lugard, Feb 18, 2011
Following a consultation process of more than two years, the European Commission has now adopted its Guidelines on the applicability...
Crisis Cartels: For Better or For Worse?
Lia Vitzilaiou, Mar 30, 2011
Cartels typically involve private agreements that limit quantities sold, thereby effectively raising prices; in turn this transfers income from buyers...
NDRC’s Antitrust Practice
Wan Jiang, Zhou Zhigao, Feb 28, 2011
Over two years have passed since the Anti-Monopoly Law ("AML") entered into effect on August 1, 2008. According...
