Research Handbook on Cartels

Edited by Peter Whelan, Professor of Law, School of Law, University of Leeds, UK

• Contents:Introduction to the Research Handbook on Cartels 1Peter WhelanPART I FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS1 The practical requirements of a successful cartel 5Joseph E. Harrington, Jr2 The prevalence and injuriousness of cartels worldwide 22John M. Connor and Robert H. Lande3 An historical account of anti-cartel enforcement 45Susanna Fellman and Martin Shanahan4 The morality of cartel activity 73Andreas StephanPART II SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES5 The legal concept of a cartel 90Okeoghene Odudu6 Cartels and the concept of the firm 102Christopher Sagers7 The concept of a Single and Complex Continuous Infringement 118Stefan Thomas8 Lawful cartels 135Or Brook9 Cartel facilitation 156Christopher Harding10 The concept of a ‘hub-and-spoke conspiracy’ 169Mark Furse11 Algorithmic tacit collusion 187Ariel Ezrachi and Maurice E. Stucke12 Smart contracts and cartel law 213Salil K. Mehra13 Cartels and the exchange of information 221Daniel A. Crane14 Buyer cartels 234Peter C. Carstensen15 Crisis cartels 251Éric Barbier de La SerrePART III PROCEDURAL ISSUES16 The difficulties of proving an unlawful cartel 271Fernando Castillo de la Torre17 Leniency programmes 288Cristina A. Volpin and Peerapat Chokesuwattanaskul18 Cartels and fines 308Florian Smuda19 Cartel activity and recidivism 332Catarina Marvão20 The criminalization of cartel activity 351Bruce Wardhaugh21 Calculating cartel damages 369Cento Veljanovski22 Cross-border cartels and international cooperation 388Pierre Horna and Sophie HunterPART IV CARTEL LAW IN PRACTICE23 The European Union 401Paolisa Nebbia24 India and Pakistan 419Amber Darr25 Hong Kong and Mainland China 438Thomas K. Cheng26 Association of Southeast Asian Nations 454Rachel Burgess27 Australia and New Zealand 476Julie Clarke28 South America 500Juan David Gutiérrez29 North America 521Steven F. Cherry, Claire Bergeron, Lauren Ige, Mark Katz, DajenaPechersky, Ernesto Duhne and Ivan SzymanskiIndex

‘This Research Handbook succeeds in its twin aims, namely of succinctly reminding us what we already know about cartels and collusion, and of mapping out how much we still need to explore. This group of authors is well placed to help shape the discussion going forward.’