How important is luck in labor market outcomes? This paper uses a new dataset of all international test cricketers who debuted between 1950 and 1985 to address this question. We present evidence that a player’s debut performance is strongly affected by an exogenous source of variation: whether...

How important is luck in determining labor market outcomes? We address this question using a new dataset of all international test cricketers who debuted between 1950 and 1985. We present evidence that a player's debut performance is strongly affected by an exogenous source of variation: whether...