Outcome uncertainty in sporting competition: The Olympic games 1896-1996

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 161-164

  Baimbridge, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 11744378417     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/758521374     Document Type: Article

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