Punitive attitudes toward cartels: evidence from an experimental study

Béatrice Boulu-Reshef and Constance Monnier ()
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Constance Monnier: Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

European Journal of Law and Economics, 2024, vol. 58, issue 3, No 4, 516 pages

Abstract: Abstract This paper investigates the determinants of punitive attitude toward cartels and documents the factors underlying the support for harsher sanctions against these anticompetitive practices. The responses are collected in an experimental design in which participants are exposed to various levels of cartel-type agreement costs. This experimental manipulation allows us to highlight the fact that individuals are more punitive when they are victims of cartels that reduce their earnings. In addition, punitiveness increases in the number of cartels experienced. Overall, punitive attitudes toward cartels are influenced by socio-demographic variables such as age and education level. Being a man is also associated with higher punitiveness. Last, the perceived seriousness of cartels and cartel awareness, are associated with higher punitive attitudes.

Keywords: Antitrust; Cartel; Fraud; Moral behavior; Sanctions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C91 K21 K42 L41 M12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/s10657-024-09824-w

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