Excessive Pricing during COVID-19 crisis in the EU: An Empirical Inquiry

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Excessive Pricing during COVID-19 crisis in the EU: An Empirical Inquiry. / Kianzad, Behrang.

I: Concurrences, Bind 2021, Nr. 1, 98670, 2021, s. 250-259.

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Kianzad, B 2021, 'Excessive Pricing during COVID-19 crisis in the EU: An Empirical Inquiry', Concurrences, bind 2021, nr. 1, 98670, s. 250-259. <https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-1-2021/legal-practice/excessive-pricing-during-the-covid-19-crisis-in-the-eu-an-empirical-inquiry>

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Kianzad, B. (2021). Excessive Pricing during COVID-19 crisis in the EU: An Empirical Inquiry. Concurrences, 2021(1), 250-259. [98670]. https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-1-2021/legal-practice/excessive-pricing-during-the-covid-19-crisis-in-the-eu-an-empirical-inquiry

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Kianzad B. Excessive Pricing during COVID-19 crisis in the EU: An Empirical Inquiry. Concurrences. 2021;2021(1):250-259. 98670.

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Kianzad, Behrang. / Excessive Pricing during COVID-19 crisis in the EU: An Empirical Inquiry. I: Concurrences. 2021 ; Bind 2021, Nr. 1. s. 250-259.

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