Competitive balance and gate revenue sharing in team sports

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 165-177

  Szymanski, Stefan ^a   Késenne, Stefan ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

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EID: 11144354706     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1821.2004.00220.x     Document Type: Review

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