Lower Sanctions, Greater Antitrust Compliance? Cartel Conduct with Imperfect Information about Enforcement Risk

This article provides a model of two risk-neutral firms that may cooperate to achieve a goal that is potentially illegal. The model assumes enforcement risk and firms that are imperfectly informed about antitrust law enforcement. It is shown that compliance training, which educates the agents about...

Popoln opis

Shranjeno v:
Bibliografske podrobnosti
izdano v:MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 60-2014)
Glavni avtor: Paha, Johannes
Format: Artikel
Jezik:angleščina
Izdano: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2014
Teme:
Online dostop:PDF-Volltext
Oznake: Označite
Brez oznak, prvi označite!
Opis
Izvleček:This article provides a model of two risk-neutral firms that may cooperate to achieve a goal that is potentially illegal. The model assumes enforcement risk and firms that are imperfectly informed about antitrust law enforcement. It is shown that compliance training, which educates the agents about law enforcement, may prevent hardcore cartels. Compliance training programs may also promote forms of cooperation that are beneficial for customers. The article shows that a competition authority can sometimes spur the implementation of compliance programs by imposing lower sanctions on wrongdoers.
Fizični opis:37 Seiten
ISSN:1867-3678
DOI:10.17192/es2024.0360