The Rationality of Under‐employing the Best‐performing Soccer Players

Pedro Garcia‐del‐Barrio and Francesc Pujol
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Pedro Garcia-del-Barrio

LABOUR, 2009, vol. 23, issue 3, 397-419

Abstract: Abstract. This paper analyses the influence of sport performance (productivity) and other variables measuring the economic contribution of soccer players, upon the coach's decision of selecting a particular player. Using as dependent variable the proportion of time that individuals play in the Spanish professional soccer league, the paper concludes that players' economic market value does significantly affect the coach's choice, revealing the existence of other aims different from maximizing sport performance. We also examine the type of discrimination associated with lower chances of playing, which leads to smaller earnings and poorer career opportunities. The empirical evidence does not support discrimination due to nationality.

Date: 2009
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