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Evidently, the role of referees must be of significant importance. Even after almost three thousand years, referees continue to be a vital part of sports contests. But what exactly is the role of referees? Does it really only entail the enforcement of the rules of the game? The following provides a new explanation relying on purely economic reasoning.
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Duvinage, C. (2012). The Role of Referees in Sports Contests. In: Referees in Sports Contests. Management, Organisation und ökonomische Analyse, vol 14. Gabler Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-3527-4_4
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