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Mixing the princes and the paupers: Pay and performance in the National Basketball Association

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Mixing the princes and the paupers: Pay and performance in the National Basketball Association. / Simmons, Robert; Berri, David.
In: Labour Economics, Vol. 18, No. 3, 06.2011, p. 381-388.

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Simmons, R & Berri, D 2011, 'Mixing the princes and the paupers: Pay and performance in the National Basketball Association', Labour Economics, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 381-388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2010.11.012

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Simmons, R., & Berri, D. (2011). Mixing the princes and the paupers: Pay and performance in the National Basketball Association. Labour Economics, 18(3), 381-388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2010.11.012

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Simmons R, Berri D. Mixing the princes and the paupers: Pay and performance in the National Basketball Association. Labour Economics. 2011 Jun;18(3):381-388. doi: 10.1016/j.labeco.2010.11.012

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Simmons, Robert ; Berri, David. / Mixing the princes and the paupers: Pay and performance in the National Basketball Association. In: Labour Economics. 2011 ; Vol. 18, No. 3. pp. 381-388.

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