The Economic Design of Sporting Contests

2003/12/01 by Stefan Szymanski · 12 citations
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #Economics #Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies #Sport and Mega-Event Impacts #Sports Analytics and Performance

paper · doi:10.1257/jel.41.4.1137

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