Twelve eyes see more than eight. Referee bias and the introduction of additional assistant referees in soccer
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- Andrea Albanese & Stijn Baert & Olivier Verstraeten, 2020. "Twelve eyes see more than eight. Referee bias and the introduction of additional assistant referees in soccer," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(2), pages 1-15, February.
- Verstraeten, Olivier & Baert, Stijn, 2019. "Twelve Eyes See More Than Eight. Referee Bias and the Introduction of Additional Assistant Referees in Soccer," IZA Discussion Papers 12142, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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Soccer; referee bias; assistant referees; bivariate probit model; UEFA Champions League; UEFA Europa League;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
- J44 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Professional Labor Markets and Occupations
- Z00 - Other Special Topics - - General - - - General
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