The returns to scarce talent:footedness and player renumeration in European soccer

Bryson, Alex and Frick, Bernd and Simmons, Robert (2013) The returns to scarce talent:footedness and player renumeration in European soccer. Journal of Sports Economics, 14 (6). pp. 606-628. ISSN 1527-0025

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Abstract

The authors investigate the salary returns to the ability to play football (soccer) with both feet. The majority of footballers are predominantly right footed. Using two data sets, a cross section of footballers in the five main European leagues and a panel of players in the German Bundesliga, the authors find robust evidence of a substantial salary premium for two-footed ability, even after controlling for available player performance measures. The authors assess how this premium varies across the salary distribution and by player position.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Journal of Sports Economics
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? SALARYTWO-FOOTEDNESSPREMIUMFOOTBALLECONOMICSECONOMICS, ECONOMETRICS AND FINANCE (MISCELLANEOUS)HB ECONOMIC THEORY ??
ID Code:
56347
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Deposited On:
25 Jul 2012 09:29
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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