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Cartel identification in spatial markets : An analysis of the East German cement market

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Cartel identification in spatial markets : An analysis of the East German cement market

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Author	Blum, Ulrich
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	In 2003, the German cement industry was fined more than 6 hundred million Euros for, allegedly, having fixed prices and quantities in the four regional German cement markets. When this case was finally resolved by the courts in 2009, the fine was reduced by a large amount as the German Antitrust Commission (GAC) was unable to provide sufficient evidence on the level excessive pricing by the cartelists. This paper takes up again the case of the East German cement cartel that ended in early 2002 and shows that the quota agreement which was established in the mid 1990s was economically inactive. From the perspective of the individual players, the rationale of preserving the cartel can only be explained by limited knowledge of the true market forces. Based on a spatial approach for the years 1997 to 2002, the regional price-setting behavior and its changes can be analyzed against the situation. Econometric analysis suggests that competition was already rather strong in the cartel years as transport costs and rebate systems were used to fine-tune offers. Strategic imports from post communist countries into the East German market as well as supply from medium sized enterprises not included in the cartel exerted pressure on the markets. Im Jahr 2003 wurde die deutsche Zementindustrie wegen vorgeblicher Preis- und Quotenabsprachen mit einer Buße von über 600 Mio. Euro belegt. Im abschließenden gerichtlichen Verfahren des Jahres 2009 wurde die Buße erheblich reduziert, weil das Bundeskartellamt nicht in der Lage war, die Mehrerlöse in der vorgegebenen Höhe nachzuweisen. Dieser Beitrag zeigt anhand des ostdeutschen Zementkartells, das auf Quotenabsprachen aus den neunziger Jahren beruhte und das in Frühjahr 2002 endete, daß dieses ökonomisch nicht wirksam war. Aus Sicht der Beteiligten waren offensichtlich die Kenntnisse der wahren Marktkräfte unbekannt, weshalb das Kartell beibehalten wurde. Auf Grundlage eines räumlichen Ansatzes für die Jahre 1997 bis 2002 wird das regionale Preissetzungsverhalten untersucht. Die ökonometrische Analyse zeigt, daß der Wettbewerb in den Kartelljahren bereits vergleichsweise intensiv war, da Transportkosten und Rabattsysteme verwendet wurden, um Angebote der Marktlage anzupassen. Strategische Importe aus dem Osten ebenso wie Angebote mittelständischer Mahlwerke setzten den Markt unter Druck.
Starting Page	137
Ending Page	159
Page Count	23
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01737600
Journal	Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft
Volume Number	29
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	16139836
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2009-10-13
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Cartel Antitrust Excess revenue Regional demand Cement East Germany Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning Geography (general) Population Economics Environmental Economics Regional/Spatial Science
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Geography, Planning and Development Economics and Econometrics

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