Do employers pay for consistent performance?: Evidence from the NBA

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 145-160

  Bodvarsson, Örn B ^a   Brastow, Raymond T ^b  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032235770     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.1998.tb01702.x     Document Type: Article

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