Group size effects on cartel formation and the enforcement power of leniency programs

International Journal of Industrial Organization - Tập 27 - Trang 145-165 - 2009
Yasuyo Hamaguchi1, Toshiji Kawagoe2, Aiko Shibata3
1Nagoya City University, 1 Yamanohata, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8501, Japan
2Future University-Hakodate, 116-2 Kameda Nakano-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, 041-8655, Japan
3Fair Trade Commission of Japan, 1-1-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8987, Japan

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