SCREENING METHODS FOR THE DETECTION OF CARTELS

Mihail Busu () and Bogdan Cîmpan
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Bogdan Cîmpan: Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest

Network Intelligence Studies, 2014, issue 3, 21-31

Abstract: During their everyday activities, the economic operators conclude a multitude of agreements in tacit or written form, such as: contracts or conventions. Some of these arrangements are absolutely necessary for the development of their current activities. These are agreements which, by respecting the rules of competition, are able to bring benefits to consumers and to the entire economy, as a whole. On the other hand, the economic operators often conclude agreements which are harmful to the economy as well as to the consumers, violating the competition rules. Some examples in this respect are: operators’ agreements on price fixing, on market or customers sharing. Before investigating the violation of competition rules, the relevant authorities should identify the possibility of the existence of such illegalities. The theoretical models for detecting the cartels do represent a proactive tool concerning the antitrust activity of competition authorities. The present paper furnishes a review of the methods for detecting cartels as well as a part of their practical application.

Keywords: Cartel detection; Cartel screening; Economic screening; Structural screening; Anticompetitive agreements; Competition law (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D43 L11 L41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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