Essays about: "Leniency Program"

Found 4 essays containing the words Leniency Program.

1. 1. Snitches get stiches - An empirical study of the probability to self-report and cartel stability under the European Commission leniency program

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Karl Johan Tegnér; Jakob Stockman Burg; [2016]
   Keywords : cartels; European Commission; leniency program; self-reporting; cartel stability; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In an effort to combat illegal cartel activities taking place in the European Union, in 1996 the European Commission decided to implement a leniency program for self-reporting firms who, in return for information about their cartel, could receive a substantial reduction, or a total exemption from any fines that would have otherwise been imposed on them. The wellbeing and survival of cartels is dependent on the trust and dynamics between the members, and a leniency program strives to upset the balance between them. READ MORE

3. 2. Divide and Conquer : An in-depth study of the impact of the Swedish Leniency Program on the creation of cartels in the construction industry

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Henrik Alvin Rydén; Sara Sommarin; [2016]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Den här uppsatsen behandlar ämnena kartellbildning och eftergiftsprogrammet, samt byggbranschen. Syftet är att undersöka om det svenska eftergiftsprogrammet har förutsättningar för att avskräcka från kartellbildning i byggbranschen. READ MORE

4. 3. Information Bargaining in Leniency Programs

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jakob Jeanrond; [2007]
   Keywords : Information Bargaining; Leniency Program; Cartels; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This essay presents a set of reforms for the Swedish competition authority’s leniency program. The leniency program is viewed as a tool for information bargaining in environments where information is unequally distributed. Within this context two different settings are explored. In the first information is complete but imperfectly distributed. READ MORE

5. 4. The relationship between leniency programmes and action for damages - A Comparative study in the competition laws of the European communities, Sweden and the U.S.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Andrea Rogefors; [2007]
   Keywords : Konkurrensrätt; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Offentligrättsliga sanktioner av EU:s konkurrensrätt är ett välutvecklat område. Detsamma gäller dock inte för civilrättsliga sanktioner. Kommissionen har antagit en Grönbok, som beskriver flera problem som behöver lösas för att uppnå att privata sanktioner i framtiden fungerar som ett naturligt komplement till de offentligrättsliga. READ MORE