Law360, New York (August 12, 2016, 1:06 PM ET) -- This article provides extracts and an interpretive discussion of the data in the private international cartels (PIC) data set.[1] PIC is a large sample of legal-economic information on private international “hardcore” cartels.[2] The text below summarizes selected cartel statistics from the July 2016 edition of PIC, i.e., cartels prosecuted over the past 26 years. In particular, I present aggregate statistics on numbers, affected sales, damages, corporate penalties, and individual fines and incarceration. Broad geographic differences are highlighted.
Cartel Numbers
Information is available on 1,336 suspected or...
International Cartel Stats: A Look At The Last 26 Years
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