The Designated Hitter Rule and the Distribution of Pitching Talent Across Leagues

Robert Tollison and Octavian Vasilescu
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Octavian Vasilescu: The John E. Walker Department of Economics, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA

Journal of Sports Economics, 2011, vol. 12, issue 4, 448-463

Abstract: We examine whether the DH Rule in MLB led to the trade of better hitting pitchers to the NL.

Keywords: DH Rule; Coase Theorem; trades (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1177/1527002510379476

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