Subperfect Game: Profitable Biases of NBA Referees

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 271-300

  Price, Joseph ^a   Remer, Marc ^b   Stone, Daniel F ^c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Economic Analysis Group   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84855984787     PISSN: 10586407     EISSN: 15309134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9134.2011.00325.x     Document Type: Article

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