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Accounting For Complementary Skill Sets: Evaluating Individual Marginal Value To A Team In The National Basketball Association

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  • Joseph Kuehn, 2017. "Accounting For Complementary Skill Sets: Evaluating Individual Marginal Value To A Team In The National Basketball Association," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 55(3), pages 1556-1578, July.
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