Introduction to special issue "The Economics and Psychology of Football"

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-157

  Kocher, Martin G ^a   Sutter, Matthias ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c IZA   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

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EID: 77949462189     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2010.03.010     Document Type: Editorial

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