Uncertainty of outcome, competitive balance and the theory of team sports

Handbook on the Economics of Sport

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 597-600

  Szymanski, Stefan ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 78649740825     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781847204073.00075     Document Type: Chapter

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