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Short-Run Demand and Uncertainty of Outcome in Major League Baseball

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  • Scott Tainsky & Jason Winfree, 2010. "Short-Run Demand and Uncertainty of Outcome in Major League Baseball," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 37(3), pages 197-214, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:revind:v:37:y:2010:i:3:p:197-214
    DOI: 10.1007/s11151-010-9267-3
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