Perception Versus Reality - Competitive Balance In Major League Soccer From 1996 – 2016
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Keywords
Competitive Balance; Major League Soccer; Football;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D40 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - General
- L10 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - General
- L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
- Z21 - Other Special Topics - - Sports Economics - - - Industry Studies
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-SPO-2018-06-25 (Sports and Economics)
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