We estimate Cox models to determine proportional hazard rates in professional basketball, concerning leaving the league or changing the team by using a database covering all players of the NBA in the 90's. We predict and confirm that league-hazards depend on a player's performance. A teamswitch,...

The development of sports economics has exploded in recent years, and this well-researched and relevant book explores some of the most critical themes. Contemporary Issues in Sports Economics examines topics that have previously received little attention in the literature, such as the...

Greedy millionaires wanting more? -- Labor relations in baseball: labor war and peace in the national pastime -- The National Football League: victory through the legal system -- NBA: the rise and fall of the NBPA -- Labor struggles in the NHL: the rise and fall of the NHLPA -- The inevitability...