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The Queen's Gambit: Explaining the superstar effect using evidence from chess

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The Queen's Gambit: Explaining the superstar effect using evidence from chess. / Bilen, Eren; Matros, Alexander.
In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 215, 30.11.2023, p. 307-324.

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Bilen, E & Matros, A 2023, 'The Queen's Gambit: Explaining the superstar effect using evidence from chess', Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 215, pp. 307-324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2023.09.002

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Bilen, E., & Matros, A. (2023). The Queen's Gambit: Explaining the superstar effect using evidence from chess. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 215, 307-324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2023.09.002

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Bilen E, Matros A. The Queen's Gambit: Explaining the superstar effect using evidence from chess. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 2023 Nov 30;215:307-324. Epub 2023 Sept 28. doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2023.09.002

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Bilen, Eren ; Matros, Alexander. / The Queen's Gambit : Explaining the superstar effect using evidence from chess. In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 2023 ; Vol. 215. pp. 307-324.

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