On going south: The economics of survival and relocation of small market NHL franchises in Canada

Applied Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1537-1552

  Cocco, Angelo ^a   Jones, J C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0007699867     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368497326363     Document Type: Article

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