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Taking a Knee: Effect of NFL Player Protests on Subsequent Employment and Earnings

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  • Christopher Jepsen

    (University College Dublin)

  • Lisa K. Jepsen

    (University of Northern Iowa)

Abstract

Protesters sometimes face penalties for their actions, but few papers have attempted to quantify these penalties. We investigate whether the subsequent salaries and employment status of NFL players who took a knee or sat during the national anthem during the 2017 season differed from similar players who did not. We find limited evidence that they were penalized in terms of employment during the 2018 or 2019 seasons. Conditional on employment, we find an insignificant relationship between protesting and log salaries.

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  • Christopher Jepsen & Lisa K. Jepsen, 2023. "Taking a Knee: Effect of NFL Player Protests on Subsequent Employment and Earnings," Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, Springer, vol. 6(3), pages 187-199, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joerap:v:6:y:2023:i:3:d:10.1007_s41996-023-00116-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s41996-023-00116-0
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    Keywords

    Productivity; Discrimination; Employment;
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    JEL classification:

    • J20 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - General
    • J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing

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