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The economic impact of the Women’s World Cup

In: Handbook on the Economics of Women in Sports

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Women’s sports have received much less attention from economists than from other social scientists. This Handbook fills that gap with a comprehensive economic analysis of women’s sports. It also analyzes how the behavior and treatment of female athletes reflect broad economic forces.

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  • Dennis Coates, 2013. "The economic impact of the Women’s World Cup," Chapters, in: Eva Marikova Leeds & Michael A. Leeds (ed.), Handbook on the Economics of Women in Sports, chapter 17, pages 365-387, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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