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URL:
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https://ub-madoc.bib.uni-mannheim.de/35851
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URN:
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urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-358510
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Document Type:
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Working paper
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Year of publication:
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2014
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The title of a journal, publication series:
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ZEW Discussion Papers
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Volume:
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14-008
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Place of publication:
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Mannheim
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Publication language:
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English
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Institution:
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Sonstige Einrichtungen > ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung
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MADOC publication series:
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Veröffentlichungen des ZEW (Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung) > ZEW Discussion Papers
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Subject:
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330 Economics
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Classification:
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JEL:
K21 , L41 , L61,
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Keywords (English):
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Antitrust policy , cartels , private enforcement , damages , interest , inflation
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Abstract:
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Public and private action against cartels is an internationally recognized cornerstone of
antitrust enforcement. Effective private enforcement requires that cartel victims can receive
(at least) full compensation for the harm suffered. Academics and competition authorities
support this goal with guidance for the calculation of cartel damages. However, they usually
neglect that the prosecution of competition law infringements can be very time-consuming, so
that it often takes several years until cartel victims obtain damages. Interest and inflation are
thus two key drivers of adequate compensation. This paper is the first to provide a
comparative law and economics perspective on this topic: We investigate how various legal
systems treat interest and inflation as part of competition law actions for damages, and, using
real-world data from the lysine cartel, simulate the economic differences, which turn out to be
substantial. By comparing and evaluating the regulatory techniques, our paper provides
important insights for regulators, litigation practitioners and the ongoing reform discussions in
the EU and the US. At the same time, our approach is a first step towards a quantitative
comparative law and economics analysis of the law on interest in the field of tort law.
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ZEW Discussion Papers
Mannheim
14-008
[Working paper]
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