Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/93771
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 395
Publisher: 
Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 15 - Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (GESY), München
Abstract: 
This paper studies cartels' strategic behavior in delaying leniency applications, a take-up decision that has been ignored in the previous literature. Using European Commission decisions issued over a 16-year span, we show, contrary to common beliefs and the existing literature, that conspirators often apply for leniency long after a cartel collapses. We estimate hazard and probit models to study the determinants of leniency-application delays. Statistical tests find that delays are symmetrically affected by antitrust policies and macroeconomic fluctuations. Our results shed light on the design of enforcement programs against cartels and other forms of conspiracy.
Subjects: 
corporate leniency program
cartel
leniency application delays
JEL: 
D43
K21
K42
L13
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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