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The migrant wage premium in professional football: a superstar effect?

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The migrant wage premium in professional football: a superstar effect? . / Bryson, Alex ; Rossi, Giambattista; Simmons, Robert.
In: Kyklos, Vol. 67, No. 1, 02.2014, p. 12-28.

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Bryson A, Rossi G, Simmons R. The migrant wage premium in professional football: a superstar effect? . Kyklos. 2014 Feb;67(1):12-28. doi: 10.1111/kykl.12041

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Bryson, Alex ; Rossi, Giambattista ; Simmons, Robert. / The migrant wage premium in professional football : a superstar effect? . In: Kyklos. 2014 ; Vol. 67, No. 1. pp. 12-28.

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