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Associate professor, Università di Torino
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Senior Researcher in Law and Economics, Università di Torino
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Research technician, Università di Torino
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Senior Assistant Professor of Political Economy, Università di Torino
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Associate Professor of English Language, Translation and Linguistics, Università di Torino
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Professor of Economics, Università di Torino
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Associate Professor of zoology, Università di Torino
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Post Doctoral researcher, Università di Torino
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Associate Professor of Economics, Università di Torino
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Professor of American History, Università di Torino
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Associate Professor, Università di Torino
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Università di Torino
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Università di Torino
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Associate Professor in Media Theory and History, Università di Torino
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Maître de conférences, Università di Torino