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  1. School of Business, St. Bonaventure University, 14778, St. Bonaventure, NY

    Rodney Paul (Assistant Professor of Finance)

  2. Department of Economics, Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn Street, 31419, Savannah, GA

    Andrew Weinbach (Assistant Professor of Economics)

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Paul, R., Weinbach, A. Introduction to sports symposium. J Econ Finan 29, 382–384 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02761581

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