Sessions for Aju J. Fenn

Friday
1:15 - 3:00 p.m.
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Session 45C*
Producing Success on the Athletic Field

Organizers:

Bruce K. Johnson, Centre College

Session Chairs:

Dennis C. Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Papers:

"The Impact of an Evolving Reserve Clause in Major League Baseball: Evidence From the 1880s"
Craig A. Depken, II, University of Texas - Arlington (Contact Author)

"Catching a Draft: The Predictability of Professional Performance in the National Basketball Association"
David Berri, California State University - Bakersfield
Stacey L. Brook, University of Sioux Falls
Aju J. Fenn, Colorado College

"Michael Jordans are Hard to Find or the Dilemma of Choosing Talent: The Problem of False Positives, the Peter Principle, and the Winner's Curse"
Peter A. Groothuis, Appalachian State University
J. Richard Hill, Central Michigan University
Timothy J. Perri, Appalachian State University

"Sorting Out the Joint Production of Run-Prevention in Baseball"
John Charles Bradbury, University of the South (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Brad R. Humphreys, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Philip K. Porter, University of South Florida
Thomas Rhoads, Towson University
J. Brian O'Roark, James Madison University


Sunday
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
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Session 190P*
Sports Labor Market Issues

Organizers:

Bruce K. Johnson, Centre College

Session Chairs:

Dennis C. Coates, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Papers:

"Promotion and Relegation in Professional Golf Leagues"
Thomas Rhoads, Towson University (Contact Author)

"Asymmetric Information in Sports Labor Markets: Effects on Player Salaries in Hockey"
Philip K. Porter, University of South Florida
Brad Kamp, University of South Florida

"Traditional Unions vs. Sports Unions"
J. Richard Hill, Central Michigan University
Jason E. Taylor, Central Michigan University

"A Probit Analysis of PGA Golfers' Tournament Entry Decisions"
Blake Smart, Berry College
E. Frank Stephenson, Berry College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Aju J. Fenn, Colorado College
John Charles Bradbury, University of the South
Thomas Rhoads, Towson University
E. Frank Stephenson, Berry College


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