Fighting Cartels: Economic Analysis and European Union Experiences (2006.1) Joseph E. Harrington Jr.

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CPDP- 18-E(PDF:316KB)	"Fighting Cartels: Economic Analysis and European Union Experiences" (2006.1) Joseph E. Harrington Jr.(Professor, Department of Economics, Johns Hopkins University) The design, implementation, and measurement of corporate leniency programs are examined with a focus on how these programs impact the discovery and penalization of cartels. This is followed with a broader discussion of detection by considering other ways in which an antitrust authority can play an active role in this critical first stage to fighting cartels.

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"Fighting Cartels: Economic Analysis and European Union Experiences" (2006.1)
Joseph E. Harrington Jr.(Professor, Department of Economics, Johns Hopkins University)
The design, implementation, and measurement of corporate leniency programs are examined with a focus on how these programs impact the discovery and penalization of cartels. This is followed with a broader discussion of detection by considering other ways in which an antitrust authority can play an active role in this critical first stage to fighting cartels.