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Jepsen, Christopher - In: Journal of sports economics 24 (2023) 8, pp. 1055-1075

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Tax avoidance : how income tax rates affect the labor migration decisions of NBA free agents

Kopkin, Nolan - In: Journal of sports economics 13 (2012) 6, pp. 571-602

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The Economics of Discrimination : Evidence from Basketball

Kahn, Lawrence M. - 2009

discussion of gender as well. I focus on discrimination in pay, hiring, and retention against black NBA players and coaches and … black NBA players in the 1980s. However, there appears to be less evidence of racial compensation, hiring and retention … on customer discrimination in the NBA: in the 1980s, there was abundant evidence of fan preference for white players …

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Sunk costs in the NBA : the salary cap and free agents

Keefer, Quinn Andrew Wesley - In: Empirical economics : a quarterly journal of the … 61 (2021) 6, pp. 3445-3478

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The Economic Value of Popularity : Evidence from Superstars in the National Basketball Association

Kaplan, Scott - 2020

Many industries are impacted by "superstars," where a select few individuals add tremendous economic value. This paper estimates fan willingness-to-pay for superstars in the National Basketball Association, and, in particular, distinguishes between demand for player skill versus player...

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New Approaches to Shirking in Major League Baseball

Paulsen, Richard - 2018

The impact of contract length on player performance has received attention in the sports economics literature. Players are said to shirk following the signing of a guaranteed contract if performance falls below some level of expected performance. While much of the literature uses OLS to identify...

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Monopsony and Competition : The Impact of Rival Leagues on Player Salaries During the Early Days of Baseball

Bradbury, John Charles - 2017

During the early days of professional baseball, the dominant major leagues imposed a “reserve clause” designed to limit player wages by restricting competition for labor. Entry into the market by rival leagues challenged the incumbent monopsony cartel's ability to restrict compensation....

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The Effect on Player Transfers of a Luxury Tax on Club Payrolls : The Case of Major League Baseball

Maxcy, Joel - 2016

The 1997 collective bargaining agreement between the Major League Baseball (MLB) owners and players' union introduced a luxury tax on club payrolls. The purpose of the tax was to restrain spending by the highest revenue producing clubs, thus enhancing completive balance. The 2003 collective...

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The height and weight of Canadian major league hockey players, 1909-2010

Ross, Andy; Cranfield, John A. L.; Inwood, Kris E. - In: Historical perspectives on sports economics : lessons …, (pp. 121-135). 2019

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A data-driven prediction approach for sports team performance and its application to National Basketball Association

Li, Yongjun; Wang, Lizheng; Li, Feng - In: Omega : the international journal of management science 98 (2021), pp. 1-16

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