Earnings, performance, and nationality discrimination in a highly competitive labor market as an analysis of the English professional soccer league

Journal of Sports Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-140

  Pedace, Roberto ^a  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Earnings; English professional soccer league; Market test

Indexed keywords

EID: 46649118279     PISSN: 15270025     EISSN: 15527794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527002507301422     Document Type: Article

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