Elasticity of demand for Rugby League attendance and the impact of BskyB

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 797-800

  Carmichael, Fiona ^a   Millington, Janet ^a   Simmons, Roberts ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

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MEDIA ROLE; PRICE DYNAMICS; SPORT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033400396     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135048599352196     Document Type: Article

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