Our issue this month, organized by Rosa Abrantes-Metz, brings together antitrust theory and practice. We look at the econometric approach of screening as a way to identify possible cartels and…

Rosa Abrantes-Metz, Albert Metz, Mar 13, 2012 A class of empirical analysis known as “screening” uses commonly available data such as prices, costs, market shares, bids, transaction quotes, spreads, and…

Donald Klawiter, Mar 13, 2012 Despite the enormous increase in cartel detection and the internationalization of both detection and enforcement since 1995, many believe that the enforcement agencies have just…

Carlos Mena-Labarthe, Mar 13, 2012 It is a common place nowadays to say that antitrust authorities have relied significantly (or over relied) on leniency applications to detect cartels. Some intend…

Carlos Ragazzo, Mar 13, 2012 Prices in the gas retail market were heavily regulated by the Brazilian government until the late 1990s. At the beginning of the last decade, prices…

Claire Korenblit, Mar 13, 2012 The degree to which plaintiffs pursue antitrust damages actions in the United States and the European Union varies considerably. For almost 100 years, private enforcement…