CRA consultants were retained in a matter involving damages claims from an alleged cartel in the market for hermetic compressors in Brazil. CRA’s expert report provided theoretical and econometric evidence that pricing in the period under investigation was at the competitive level and pointed out several issues invalidating the damages estimated by opposing party.
How capacity constraints shape unilateral price effects in horizontal mergers
Examples include hospitals with a fixed number of beds, and hotels with a fixed number of rooms. In the article “Unilateral Price Effects in Horizontal...