Superstar Effects in Sport: Evidence From Italian Soccer

Journal of Sports Economics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-55

  Lucifora, Claudio ^a   Simmons, Rob ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

earnings; soccer; superstar effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844468380     PISSN: 15270025     EISSN: 15527794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527002502239657     Document Type: Article

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