Criminal Penalties Under the Sherman Act: A Study of Law and Economics

This paper presents an empirical analysis of criminal antitrust prosecutions undertaken by the Department of Justice during the period 1955-1993. The authors report data on the number of criminal cases, the type of offense alleged, whether the defendants were individuals or firms, the position individual defendants held in their firm, the Department of Justice\u27s won/lost record and the nature and amount of any sanctions imposed. A brief discussion of whether the reported sanctions have been adequate to promote efficient deterrence is also presented

Criminal Penalties Under the Sherman Act: A Study of Law and Economics

This paper presents an empirical analysis of criminal antitrust prosecutions undertaken by the Department of Justice during the period 1955-1993. The authors report data on the number of criminal cases, the type of offense alleged, whether the defendants were individuals or firms, the position individual defendants held in their firm, the Department of Justice\u27s won/lost record and the nature and amount of any sanctions imposed. A brief discussion of whether the reported sanctions have been adequate to promote efficient deterrence is also presented

Department of Justice Antitrust Enforcement, 1955-1997: An Empirical Study

This is an empirical study of Department of Justice (DOJ) enforcement of the antitrust laws. Its purpose is fourfold: 1.To update Posner\u27s study A Statistical Study of Antitrust Enforcement (Posner, 1970, pp. 365-419). 2.To provide consistent and comparable measures of antitrust enforcement effort by the Department of Justice. 3.To report these measurements in a concise and systematic way in order to encourage empirical studies of antitrust issues. 4.To explore some implications for antitrust issues. The purpose is to present the overall historical record of DOJ antitrust activity as well as some patterns in that history. More detailed analysis is left for future work. The following information for cases undertaken by the DOJ are reported: number of cases, choice of civil or criminal remedies, alleged violations, corporate officials prosecuted, won-loss record, civil and criminal sanctions imposed, and length of the proceedings. The principal source of data is the CCH Trade Regulation Reporter, commonly referred to as the CCH Bluebook which contains brief summaries of all DOJ antitrust cases in order of their filing

Department of Justice Antitrust Enforcement, 1955—1997: An Empirical Study

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Department of Justice Antitrust Enforcement, 1955-1997: An Empirical Study

This is an empirical study of Department of Justice (DOJ) enforcement of the antitrust laws. Its purpose is fourfold: 1.To update Posner\u27s study A Statistical Study of Antitrust Enforcement (Posner, 1970, pp. 365-419). 2.To provide consistent and comparable measures of antitrust enforcement effort by the Department of Justice. 3.To report these measurements in a concise and systematic way in order to encourage empirical studies of antitrust issues. 4.To explore some implications for antitrust issues. The purpose is to present the overall historical record of DOJ antitrust activity as well as some patterns in that history. More detailed analysis is left for future work. The following information for cases undertaken by the DOJ are reported: number of cases, choice of civil or criminal remedies, alleged violations, corporate officials prosecuted, won-loss record, civil and criminal sanctions imposed, and length of the proceedings. The principal source of data is the CCH Trade Regulation Reporter, commonly referred to as the CCH Bluebook which contains brief summaries of all DOJ antitrust cases in order of their filing