Sports League Expansion and Consumer Welfare

Journal of Sports Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-138

  Kahn, Lawrence M ^a  

^a Princeton University ^*

Author keywords

externalities; monopoly; sports leagues

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990341094     PISSN: 15270025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527002505281227     Document Type: Article

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