The Efficiency of the NASCAR Reward System: Initial Empirical Evidence

Journal of Sports Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 371-386

  Depken, Craig A ^a   Wilson, Dennis P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

autocorrelation; competitive balance; Granger causality; tournament structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990381002     PISSN: 15270025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527002503260559     Document Type: Article

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