Friday 1:15 - 3:00 p.m. * |
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" "Catching a Draft: The Predictability of Professional Performance in the National Basketball Association" "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" "Sorting Out the Joint Production of Run-Prevention in Baseball" |
Discussants: |
Brad R. Humphreys, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. * |
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" "Asymmetric Information in Sports Labor Markets: Effects on Player Salaries in Hockey" "Traditional Unions vs. Sports Unions" "A Probit Analysis of PGA Golfers' Tournament Entry Decisions" |
Discussants: |
Aju J. Fenn, Colorado College |