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

Alex Bryson, Bernd Frick and Rob Simmons

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Abstract: We investigate the salary returns to the ability to play football 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, we find robust evidence of a substantial salary premium for two-footed ability, even after controlling for available player performance measures. We assess how this premium varies across the salary distribution and by player position.

Keywords: Salary; two-footedness; premium (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2009-09
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Working Paper: The Returns to Scarce Talent: Footedness and Player Remuneration in European Soccer (2009)
Working Paper: The Returns to Scarce Talent: Footedness and Player Remuneration in European Soccer (2009)
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