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THE LAW OF GENIUS AND HOME RUNS REFUTED

dc.contributor.authorDinardo, Johnen_US
dc.contributor.authorWinfree, Jason A.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T18:41:28Z
dc.date.available2010-06-01T18:41:28Z
dc.date.issued2010-01en_US
dc.identifier.citationDINARDO, JOHN; WINFREE, JASON (2010). "THE LAW OF GENIUS AND HOME RUNS REFUTED." Economic Inquiry 48(1): 51-64. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/71890>en_US
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dc.titleTHE LAW OF GENIUS AND HOME RUNS REFUTEDen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEconomicsen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelBusinessen_US
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dc.contributor.affiliationumDiNardo: Professor, School of Public Policy and Department of Economics, University of Michigan and NBER, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3091. Phone 734-647-7843, Fax 734-763-9181, E-mail jdinardo@umich.eduen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumWinfree: Assistant Professor, Program in Sport Management, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2013. Phone 734-647-5424, Fax 734-647-2808, E-mail jwinfree@umich.eduen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1465-7295.2008.00176.xen_US
dc.identifier.sourceEconomic Inquiryen_US
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