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When the crowd evaluates soccer players’ market values: Accuracy and evaluation attributes of an online community

Steffen HermHochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften I (VG 440), Treskowallee 8 Berlin, 10318, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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Hans-Markus Callsen-BrackerTechnische Universität Berlin, Lehrstuhl für Finanzierung und Investition, Str. des 17. Juni 135 Berlin, 10623, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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Henning KreisFreie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Marketing Department, Otto-von-Simson-Str. 19 Berlin, 14195, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Pages 484-492 | Received 16 Jun 2013, Accepted 26 Dec 2013, Published online: 30 Jan 2014

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