Hidden monopsony rents in winner-take-all markets - Sport and economic contribution of Spanish soccer players

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-70

  Garcia Del Barrio, Pedro ^a   Pujol, Francesc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

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EID: 33846355704     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1313     Document Type: Article

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