Why Price Fixing Is Easier to Describe Than to Prove | Cartels Ep. 2

Opublikowano: 2026-09-15

Two gas stations simultaneously raise their prices. And then they do it again. Their prices have not changed much. Their owners have been even talking. Is that enough evidence of price-fixing? In episode 2 of How Cartels Really Work, we take a look at one of the key issues in cartel enforcement: the line between suspicious parallel behavior and evidence of an agreement. Starting with a simple example of a gas station, we move through six observations of increasing importance. This includes simultaneous price increases and repeated matching, as well as competitor communications and evidence of...