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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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AAI Issues New White Paper: Competition Enforcement, Private Actions and the Shipping Act

May 2, 2023 | Kathleen W. Bradish, J. Wyatt Fore
Private Enforcement , Public Enforcement , Transportation
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A “Mixed Bag” for Antitrust Enforcement in the Tech Space: Implications of the Ninth Circuit Decision in Epic v. Apple

April 27, 2023
Technology , Monopolies , Private Enforcement
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Second Circuit Agrees With AAI Amicus That a Cartel Cannot Immunize Its Actions by Working Through a Single Entity

March 9, 2023
Sports , Private Enforcement , Section 1 of the Sherman Act
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AAI Issues 2022 Impact Report: Highlights AAI’s Leadership in Promoting Vigorous Antitrust Enforcement and Competition Policy

January 2, 2023
Public Enforcement , Private Enforcement , Competition Policy

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