Are NBA Fans Becoming Indifferent to Race? Evidence From the 1990s

Journal of Sports Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 144-159

  Burdekin, Richard C K ^a   Hossfeld, Richard T ^b   Smith, Janet Kiholm ^a  

^a CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

customer discrimination; National Basketball Association; race; sports

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990361294     PISSN: 15270025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527002503262641     Document Type: Article

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