Analyzing the relationship between team success and MLB attendance with GARCH effects

Journal of Sports Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-58

  Davis, Michael C ^a  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baseball attendance; GARCH; Interleague

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149494841     PISSN: 15270025     EISSN: 15527794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527002508327387     Document Type: Conference Paper

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