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Hold Your Bets: Another Look at the Efficiency of the Gambling Market for National Football League Games

1988; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 96; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/261532

1537-534X

Raymond D. Sauer, Vic Brajer, Stephen P. Ferris, Mirko Marr,

Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing

Previous articleNext article No AccessCommentHold Your Bets: Another Look at the Efficiency of the Gambling Market for National Football League GamesRaymond D. Sauer, Vic Brajer, Stephen P. Ferris, and M. Wayne MarrRaymond D. Sauer, Vic Brajer, Stephen P. Ferris, and M. Wayne MarrPDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Journal of Political Economy Volume 96, Number 1Feb., 1988 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/261532 Views: 26Total views on this site Citations: 73Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1988 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:John L. 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