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Original Articles

Wage dispersion and team performance: a theoretical model and evidence from baseball

Robert BreunigResearch School of Economics, Australian National University, Canberra, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bronwyn Garrett-RumbaResearch School of Economics, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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Mathieu JardinDepartment of Economics, Université de Rennes I, Rennes, France
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Yvon RocaboyDepartment of Economics, Université de Rennes I, Rennes, France
Pages 271-281 | Published online: 18 Oct 2013

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