Has discrimination lessened over time? A test using baseball's all-star vote

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 326-352

  Hanssen, F Andrew ^a   Andersen, Torben ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033459101     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.1999.tb01433.x     Document Type: Article

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