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Let's Collude

2020·
Hamid Aghadadashli
Patrick Legros
Patrick Legros
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Patrick Legros
Professor of Economics (Emeritus)
Patrick Legros is Professor of Economics at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, and is affiliated with the research center ECARES within the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management.
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