The discontent cartel member and cartel collapse: The case of the German cement cartel
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- Harrington, Joseph E. & Hüschelrath, Kai & Laitenberger, Ulrich & Smuda, Florian, 2015. "The discontent cartel member and cartel collapse: The case of the German cement cartel," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 106-119.
- Joseph Harrington & Kai Hüschelrath & Ulrich Laitenberger & Florian Smuda, 2015. "The discontent cartel member and cartel collapse: The case of the German cement cartel," Post-Print hal-02163723, HAL.
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Keywords
collusion; cartel; antitrust enforcement; cement;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- L41 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices
- K21 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Antitrust Law
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-COM-2014-11-28 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-EUR-2014-11-28 (Microeconomic European Issues)
- NEP-LAW-2014-11-28 (Law and Economics)
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