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Dancuart, A., (2022). El efecto de los programas de clemencia en cárteles [Universidad del Pacífico]. https://hdl.handle.net/11354/3474
Dancuart, A., El efecto de los programas de clemencia en cárteles []. PE: Universidad del Pacífico; 2022. https://hdl.handle.net/11354/3474
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title = "El efecto de los programas de clemencia en cárteles",
author = "Dancuart Zimmermann, Alfredo Federico",
publisher = "Universidad del Pacífico",
year = "2022"
}
Title: El efecto de los programas de clemencia en cárteles
Authors(s): Dancuart Zimmermann, Alfredo Federico
Keywords: Cartels; Programas de clemencia; Economía
OCDE field: http://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#5.02.01
Issue Date: Jan-2022
Institution: Universidad del Pacífico
Abstract: Los cárteles son acuerdos, usualmente ilegales, que pueden hacer las empresas para incrementar sus beneficios a costa de los consumidores. Las agencias de competencia buscan detectar y desarticular a los cárteles a través de investigaciones, sin embargo, es difícil contar con la información suficiente para armar un caso. Así, los programas de clemencia cobran relevancia
como una alternativa para incentivar a las firmas a confesar sobre el acuerdo colusorio. Los programas brindan beneficios a las que confiesen a cambio de reducciones en sus sanciones. El presente trabajo busca analizar el efecto de los programas de clemencia en los cárteles a través de una revisión de literatura. Esta muestra que los programas de clemencia tienen, en general, un efecto negativo sobre el número de cárteles. No obstante, es clave considerar los detalles en la implementación del programa óptimo para impedir la creación de incentivos perversos.
Cartels are agreements, usually illegal, that firms can make to increase their profits at the expense of consumers. Competition agencies seek to identify and dismantle cartels through investigations, however, it is difficult to have enough information to build a case. Thus, leniency programs become relevant as an alternative to encourage firms to confess about the collusive agreement. These programs provide benefits to those who confess in exchange for reductions in their penalties. This paper seeks to analyze the effect of leniency programs on cartels through a literature review. The review shows that leniency programs have, in general, a negative effect on the number of cartels. However, it is key to consider the details in the implementation of the optimal program to prevent the creation of perverse incentives.
Cartels are agreements, usually illegal, that firms can make to increase their profits at the expense of consumers. Competition agencies seek to identify and dismantle cartels through investigations, however, it is difficult to have enough information to build a case. Thus, leniency programs become relevant as an alternative to encourage firms to confess about the collusive agreement. These programs provide benefits to those who confess in exchange for reductions in their penalties. This paper seeks to analyze the effect of leniency programs on cartels through a literature review. The review shows that leniency programs have, in general, a negative effect on the number of cartels. However, it is key to consider the details in the implementation of the optimal program to prevent the creation of perverse incentives.
Link to repository: https://hdl.handle.net/11354/3474
Discipline: Economía
Grade or title grantor: Universidad del Pacífico. Facultad de Economía y Finanzas
Grade or title: Licenciado en Economía
Juror: Bonifaz, José Luis; Urrunaga, Roberto; Aguirre Montoya, Julio
Register date: 20-Jun-2022
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