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Sports Economics: It May be Fun but What's the Point?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2020

Alex Bryson*
Affiliation:
National Institute of Economic and Social Research, CEP and IZA
Bernd Frick*
Affiliation:
University of Paderborn
Rob Simmons*
Affiliation:
University of Lancaster

Abstract

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Type
Research Articles
Copyright
Copyright © 2015 National Institute of Economic and Social Research

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