Investigation of the Matching Hypothesis: The Case of Major League Baseball

Journal of Sports Economics

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 277-298

  Prisinzano, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 84990370689     PISSN: 15270025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/152700250000100305     Document Type: Article

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