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Vale1 Ross Booth (1952–2024)

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  • Victor Matheson
  • Robert Brooks

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Among his colleagues in North America and Europe, Ross Booth was synonymous with Australian sports economics. He was a dedicated scholar, a champion footballer, and even a better bloke. He will be deeply missed.

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  • Victor Matheson & Robert Brooks, 2024. "Vale1 Ross Booth (1952–2024)," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 25(7), pages 887-891, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jospec:v:25:y:2024:i:7:p:887-891
    DOI: 10.1177/15270025241268767
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    1. Ross Booth, 2005. "Comparing Competitive Balance In Australian Sports Leagues, The Afl, Nbl And Nrl: Does The Afl'S Team Salary Cap And Player Draft Measure Up?," Monash Economics Working Papers 02/05, Monash University, Department of Economics.
    2. Lionel Frost & Peter Schuwalow & Luc Borrowman, 2012. "Labour market regulation and team performance: The Victorian Football League's Coulter Law, 1930–1970," Sport Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(3), pages 276-287, July.
    3. Ross Booth & Robert Brooks, 2011. "Violence in the Australian Football League: Good or Bad?," Sports Economics, Management, and Policy, in: R. Todd Jewell (ed.), Violence and Aggression in Sporting Contests, edition 1, chapter 0, pages 133-151, Springer.
    4. Ross Booth, 2004. "The Economics Of Achieving Competitive Balance In The Australian Football League, 1897–2004," Economic Papers, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 23(4), pages 325-344, December.
    5. Ross Booth, 2005. "Comparing Competitive Balance in Australian Sports Leagues: Does a Salary Cap and Player Draft Measure Up?," Sport Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 8(2), pages 119-143, May.
    6. Liam J. A. Lenten, 2009. "Unobserved Components in Competitive Balance and Match Attendances in the Australian Football League, 1945–2005: Where is all the Action Happening?," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 85(269), pages 181-196, June.
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