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Private International Cartels: A Concise Introduction

 |  November 19, 2014

Posted by Social Science Research Network

Private International Cartels: A Concise Introduction – John M. Connor (Purdue University ; American Antitrust Institute)

ABSTRACT: This three-page article is a succinct, nontechnical introduction to the topic of the economics private international cartels. It explains contemporary economic theories of collusion, the major empirical features of discovered cartels, antitrust laws meant to combat price fixing, and the concept of deterrence.