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Anti-Collusion Enforcements: Justice for Consumers and Equity for Firms

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Anti-Collusion Enforcements: Justice for Consumers and Equity for Firms. / Dasgupta, Sudipto; Zaldokas, Alminas.
In: Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 32, No. 7, 01.07.2019, p. 2587–2624.

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Dasgupta, S & Zaldokas, A 2019, 'Anti-Collusion Enforcements: Justice for Consumers and Equity for Firms', Review of Financial Studies, vol. 32, no. 7, pp. 2587–2624. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhy094

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Dasgupta, S., & Zaldokas, A. (2019). Anti-Collusion Enforcements: Justice for Consumers and Equity for Firms. Review of Financial Studies, 32(7), 2587–2624. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhy094

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Dasgupta S, Zaldokas A. Anti-Collusion Enforcements: Justice for Consumers and Equity for Firms. Review of Financial Studies. 2019 Jul 1;32(7):2587–2624. Epub 2018 Aug 25. doi: 10.1093/rfs/hhy094

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Dasgupta, Sudipto ; Zaldokas, Alminas. / Anti-Collusion Enforcements : Justice for Consumers and Equity for Firms. In: Review of Financial Studies. 2019 ; Vol. 32, No. 7. pp. 2587–2624.

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