Racial integration as an innovation: Empirical evidence from sports leagues

American Economic Review

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 16-26

  Goff, Brian L ^a   McCormick, Robert E ^b   Tollison, Robert D ^c  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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EID: 0040078051     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282802760015586     Document Type: Article

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