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Performance evaluation of the English Premier Football League with data envelopment analysis

Carlos Pestana Barros Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Technical University of Lisbon, Rua Miguel Lupi, 20, 1249-078, Lisbon, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Stephanie Leach Tanaka Business School, Imperial College, London, UK
Pages 1449-1458 | Published online: 02 Feb 2007

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