A Tip of the Iceberg? The Probability of Catching Cartels
36 Pages Posted: 27 May 2011 Last revised: 3 Feb 2013
Date Written: November 30, 2012
Abstract
Reliable estimates of crime detection probabilities could help design better sanctions and improve our understanding of the efficiency of law enforcement. For cartels, we only have limited knowledge on the rate at which these illegal practices are discovered. In comparison to previous works, this paper offers a more parsimonious and simple-to-use method to estimate time-dependent cartel discovery rates, whilst allowing for heterogeneity across firms. It draws on capture-recapture methods that are frequently used in ecology to make inferences on various wildlife population characteristics. An application of this method provides evidence that less than a fifth of cartelising firms are discovered.
Keywords: crime detection rate, capture-recapture analysis, cartels, deterrence rate
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