Cartel

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:organization
gptkbp:activity Collusion
Bid rigging
Price fixing
Customer allocation
Market sharing
Production quotas
Restricting output
Territorial allocation
gptkbp:defines An association of manufacturers or suppliers that maintain prices at a high level and restrict competition.
gptkbp:economy Allocates markets
Can lead to market inefficiency
Increases prices
Reduces competition
Reduces consumer welfare
Reduces innovation
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:European_Parliament
gptkb:Competition_Bureau_(Canada)
gptkb:Competition_and_Markets_Authority_(UK)
gptkb:Japan_Fair_Trade_Commission
gptkb:Australian_Competition_and_Consumer_Commission
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice
gptkb:Bundeskartellamt_(Germany)
gptkbp:etymology From the Italian 'cartello', meaning a placard or a challenge.
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:De_Beers_diamond_cartel
gptkb:International_Electrical_Cartel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cartel
gptkbp:industry gptkb:sugar
gptkb:cement
Telecommunications
Agriculture
Banking
Oil
Automobiles
Pharmaceuticals
Airlines
Illegal drugs
gptkbp:legalIn Illegal in many countries due to antitrust laws.
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:OPEC
gptkb:Sinaloa_Cartel
gptkb:Medellín_Cartel
gptkbp:penalty Imprisonment
Fines
Damages claims
Disqualification of directors
gptkbp:purpose To control production, pricing, and marketing of goods or services.
gptkbp:regulates Subject to antitrust laws in the United States and European Union.
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:train
gptkb:Monopoly
Oligopoly
Bid rigging
Market allocation
Price fixing
gptkbp:type Business cartel
Drug cartel
Oil cartel
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops_Cold_War
gptkb:Chad_Gilbert
gptkb:Wind-up_Records
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6