Tag: Collusion
Leniency Programs in Latin America: New Tools for Cartel Enforcement
Elisa Mariscal, Carlos Mena-Labarthe, Nov 05, 2010
The fight against cartels has become a central feature for many competition agencies. In Latin America, this fight...
Constant Vigilance: Maintaining Cartel Deterrence During the Great Recession
Margaret Levenstein, Valerie Suslow, Nov 05, 2010
Antitrust authorities around the world have continued to pursue illegal price-fixing throughout the economic crisis, but have also...
Screens for Conspiracies and Their Multiple Applications
Rosa Abrantes-Metz, Patrick Bajari, Nov 05, 2010
A screen is a statistical test designed to detect conspiracies aimed at illegally manipulating a market. Competition authorities,...
Are Clinically Integrated Physician Networks Candy-Coated Cartels?
Gregory Pelnar, Oct 11, 2010
Are "clinically integrated" physician networks that jointly contract with third-party payors such as Blue Cross little more than "candy-coated" cartels?...
Federal Courts and Enforcers Diagnose Physician Practice Associations with Risk of...
Heather Cooper, Oct 11, 2010
Thanks to a recent federal district court decision, physicians and medical staff have more reason to think twice about price...
Information Exchanges Among Competitors: The Commission Takes a New Look
Andreas Reindl, Sep 15, 2010
The European Commission's draft guidelines on horizontal agreements (the "Draft Guidelines") feature as one of its main innovations a new...
Collusion Among Health Insurers in Chile: Good, Bad, and Ugly Reasons...
Claudio Agostini, Eduardo Saavedra, Manuel Willington, Jul 14, 2010
In 2002 five of the largest Chilean private health insurance providers ("Isapres") reduced the coverage they...
International Cooperation in a New Era of Canadian Cartel Enforcement
Lindsay Donders, Aug 31, 2010
In today's globalized economy, it is essential that competition enforcement transcend national boundaries to protect the benefits of competitive and...
Antitrust Forum-Shopping in England: Is Provimi Ltd v Aventis Correct?
Brian Kennelly, May 28, 2010
This article examines the judgment of Aikens J in Provimi Ltd and ors v Aventis Animal Nutrition SA and ors,...
Estimating Pass-On
Andrea Lofaro, Jan Peter van der Veer, May 28, 2010
When assessing the damage incurred by customers of a cartel, it may (depending on the...
