Leeds, Michael A; Sakata, Sumi; Allmen, Peter von - In: Eastern Economic Journal 38 (2012) 4, pp. 479-494
We analyze the determinants of salaries for players in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) using performance data from 2004 to 2006 and compensation data from 2005 to 2007. We find that salaries in NPB are determined by different factors than those that drive salaries in Major League Baseball...