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Working Papers

AAI Working Paper No. 11-10: Optimizing the Deterrence of Cartels

December 9, 2011 Ke Li
Cartels , Collusion , Horizontal Restraints , Private Enforcement

This briefing paper, prepared for World Competition Day, summarizes some current evidence on cartels showing that deterrence is much less than optimal, and proposes five reforms.

AAI Working paper 11-10

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Class Action Issues Update Summer 2023

August 28, 2023 | Kathleen W. Bradish
Private Enforcement
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AAI Asks Ninth Circuit to Deny Google’s Appeal of Class Certification in the Google Play Litigation and to Reject Any Special “Passthrough” Showing at Class Certification Stage

August 10, 2023
Technology , Competition Policy , Private Enforcement
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AAI’s Kathleen Bradish Talks U.S. Private Enforcement in Legal Battle Between Fast Fashion Giants Shein and Temu

August 9, 2023
Private Enforcement , Section 2 of the Sherman Act
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How Do We Fix the Competition Problem in Shipping? The Role for Private Actions under the Shipping Act

July 17, 2023 | Kathleen W. Bradish, David Golden, J. Wyatt Fore
Public Enforcement , Private Enforcement , Transportation

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