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

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  • Rob Simmons

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  • Alex Bryson & Bernd Frick & Rob Simmons, 2015. "Sports Economics: It May be Fun but What's the Point?," National Institute Economic Review, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, vol. 232(1), pages 1-3, May.
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