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An economic analysis of the sudden influx of Korean female golfers into the LPGA

In: Handbook on the Economics of Women in Sports

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  • Young Hoon Lee
  • Ilhyeok Park
  • Joon-Ho Kang
  • Younghan Lee

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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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  • Young Hoon Lee & Ilhyeok Park & Joon-Ho Kang & Younghan Lee, 2013. "An economic analysis of the sudden influx of Korean female golfers into the LPGA," Chapters, in: Eva Marikova Leeds & Michael A. Leeds (ed.), Handbook on the Economics of Women in Sports, chapter 18, pages 388-409, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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