Böheim, René; Lackner, Mario - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
-off between spending more time in the NCAA and pursuing a career in the National Football League (NFL) by declaring for the draft …. We analyze the starting salaries and signing bonuses for 1,673 rookies in the NFL, who entered the league between 2001 … and 2009 through the NFL draft. We instrument the endogenous decision to enter the professional market with a player …