Returns to Stardom: Evidence From U.S. Major League Soccer

Journal of Sports Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 567-579

  Kuethe, Todd H ^a   Motamed, Mesbah ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

soccer; superstar effects; wage determination

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956083361     PISSN: 15270025     EISSN: 15527794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527002509354268     Document Type: Article

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