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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298480603321

Autore

Bruneckienė Jurgita

Titolo

The Impact of Cartels on National Economy and Competitiveness : A Lithuanian Case Study / / by Jurgita Bruneckienė, Irena Pekarskienė, Andrius Guzavičius, Oksana Palekienė, Jūratė Šovienė

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-17287-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (330 p.)

Disciplina

330

338.6

339

Soggetti

Industrial organization

Macroeconomics

Commercial law

Industrial Organization

Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics

Business Law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Conception of Cartels: Definition and Diversity -- Cartel Occurrence and Operation in Market -- Cartel Markets -- Legal Regulation of Cartels -- Analysis of the Impact of Cartels on National Economy and Competitiveness -- Critical Analysis of Economic Efficiency of Fines Imposed on Cartels -- Methodological Principles of Assessing Cartel Harm (Effects) -- Assessment of Cartel Impact on the National Economy: Integrated Model -- Empirical Application of a Model for an Integrated Assessment of Cartel Impact on the National Economy in the Case of Lithuania -- Recommendations to Minimise an Adverse Impact of Cartels on the National Economy -- Conclusions -- Annexes.

Sommario/riassunto

The book presents theoretical and empirical research on the integrated assessment of cartels’ effects on national economies. The empirical analysis is based on three cases in Lithuania, a country chosen because it corresponds to the features of a small economy with a developing



culture of competition. An integrated assessment of a cartel’s impact by measuring the net economic effect created by its operations on the market is extremely important at the scale of national economies. If a cartel’s true impact is not identified and evaluated, it is impossible to make important strategic decisions, for the whole economy instead of individual affected parties, and to establish an optimum baseline for mitigating the harm done to the economy. Thus, an integrated cartel impact assessment can help to more proactively combat cartel agreements on the market and improve the economic welfare of the respective country.  .