The impact of public mass transit on the operating income of professional sports franchises in the United States: A preliminary analysis for the NFL, MLB, and NBA

Journal of Sport Management

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 335-342

  Cebula, Richard J ^a   Austin, Richard ^b   Wildener, Kimberly ^b   Belton, Willie J ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0031513869     PISSN: 08884773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsm.11.4.335     Document Type: Article

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