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Jürgen Backhaus is one of the founders of law and economics in Europe. He is a specialist in public finance and history of economic thought. His role in law and economics was important not only as a scholar who published (and edited) tens of books and articles but also as an entrepreneur.
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Marciano, A., Ramello, G.B. (2019). Backhaus Jürgen: A Pioneer of Law and Economics in Europe. In: Marciano, A., Ramello, G.B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7753-2_760
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