Unifying the Favorite-Longshot Bias with Other Market Anomalies

Handbook of Sports and Lottery Markets

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 137-160

  Sobel, Russell S ^a   Ryan, Matt E ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78651060269     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-044450744-0.50011-1     Document Type: Chapter

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