In response to the 2008-2009 global financial crisis (GFC), several governments across the world, including Australia, made frenzied efforts to stimulate their economies by increasing spending and accumulating huge deficits. While the effects of stimulus packages are yet to be revealed, the...

A range of cross-sectional models are estimated with a view to establishing the factors that determine the valuation of professional athletes in a highly-specialised sport, with an application to cricket's Indian Premier League (IPL). We distinguish between personal characteristic and playing...