Determinants of pay in the NHL: A quantile regression approach

Journal of Sports Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 256-277

  Vincent, Claude ^a   Eastman, Byron ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Earnings; National Hockey League; Performance; Quantile regression

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149115841     PISSN: 15270025     EISSN: 15527794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527002508327519     Document Type: Article

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