Bryson, Alex; Gomez, Rafael; Zhang, Tingting - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2015
We analyze the performance outcomes of National Hockey League (NHL) players over 18 seasons (1990-1991 to 2007-2008) as a function of the demographic conditions into which they were born. We have three main findings. First, larger birth cohorts substantially affect careers. A player born into a...
