Assessing the Effects of Antitrust Enforcement in the United States
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antitrust enforcement; cartels; mergers; L40; K21;All these keywords.
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- L40 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - General
- K21 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Antitrust Law
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