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Pay, Performance, and Competitive Balance in the National Hockey League

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  • David H. Richardson

    (Department of Economics, St. Lawrence University)

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This paper uses data from the National Hockey League to address several issues that arise in the economic analysis of a professional sports league. Data on players' salaries reveal substantial growth in average salary and a steady increase in the dispersion of salaries between 1989-90 and 1995-96. Marginal revenue products, computed for 520 players in the 1993-94 season, are used to test hypotheses about the relationship between pay and performance and to measure the effect of free agency. Several measures of competitive balance are employed to investigate the proposition that team playing strength is invariant with respect to institutional changes.

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  • David H. Richardson, 2000. "Pay, Performance, and Competitive Balance in the National Hockey League," Eastern Economic Journal, Eastern Economic Association, vol. 26(4), pages 393-417, Fall.
    • Handle: RePEc:eej:eeconj:v:26:y:2000:i:4:p:393-417
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    2. Jamal Shamsie & Michael J. Mannor, 2013. "Looking Inside the Dream Team: Probing Into the Contributions of Tacit Knowledge as an Organizational Resource," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 24(2), pages 513-529, April.
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    8. Tony Caporale & Trevor Collier, 2015. "Are We Getting Better or Are They Getting Worse? Draft Position, Strength of Schedule, and Competitive Balance in the National Football League," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 36(3), pages 291-300, September.

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    Keywords

    Professionals; Sports;

    JEL classification:

    • J44 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Professional Labor Markets and Occupations
    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism

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