Talent and/or popularity: What does it take to be a superstar?

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 202-216

  Franck, Egon ^a   Nüesch, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84855435359     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2010.00360.x     Document Type: Article

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