Too Much of a Good Thing?: Is Heavy Reliance on Leniency Eroding Cartel Enforcement in the United States?

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Megan Dixon, Ethan Kate, Janet McDavid, Feb 26, 2014

The United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s leniency program has seen unparalleled success over the past two decades as one of the most effective law enforcement tools available to identify and prosecute international cartels. Leniency has been the key driver in facilitating the Division’s takedown of cartels of a magnitude and longevity previously n