hypothesis is then taken to the German cement cartel of 1991-2002. We argue that Readymix was such a discontent cartel member and …We hypothesize a particular source of cartel instability and explore its relevance to understanding cartel dynamics …. The cartel instability is rooted in the observation that, upon cartel formation, the relative positions of firms are often …

cartels by taking a closer look at the cement industry which has a rich history of both legal and illegal cartels. We …

price. In the case of the German cement cartel that operated over 1991-2002, the primary source of non-cartel supply was … imports from Eastern European cement manufacturers. Industry sources have claimed that the cartel sought to control imports by … account of the option of bribing intermediaries. The theory predicts that the cement cartel members are more likely to share …

cement producers to study the value of such transaction data for an estimation of cartel damages. In particular, we … investigate, first, how structural break analysis can be used to identify the exact end of the cartel agreement and, second, how … conclude that transaction data allows such a detailed assessment of the cartel and its impact on direct customers that its …