This paper analyzes the effects of top earnings tax rates on the international migration of football players in Europe …. We construct a panel dataset of top earnings tax rates, football player careers, and club performances in the first … number of tax and institutional changes: (a) the 1995 Bosman ruling which liberalized the European football market, (b) top …

retirement. We test this prediction in a group of people--players in the National Football League (NFL)--whose income profile …

and Sweden experience the lowest earnings declines following job displacement, while workers in Italy, Spain, and Portugal …

Italy that combines Social Security earnings records for employees with detailed financial information for employers to … strong evidence of rent-sharing, with a "Lester range" of variation in wages between profitable and unprofitable firms of …

profile to implicitly borrow from their workers. We find that firms located in less financially developed markets offer wages …

participation in sports for student athletes. Anecdotes about the exploitation of student athletes were cited in the opinion. This …-school pursuits to examine the generality of these anecdotes. On average, student athletes' benefit- often substantially so--in terms …

available seats. We examine how this increased competition has affected the admissions advantage that legacies and athletes (LA … admissions advantages for legacies and athletes. We develop a simple theoretical model of university admissions to frame our …

makes admissions decisions. Using publicly released reports, we examine the preferences Harvard gives for recruited athletes …-ALDCs. Removing preferences for athletes and legacies would significantly alter the racial distribution of admitted students, with the …