This paper estimates the association between salary dispersion and the probability that an NBA team leading two minutes before the end of a playoff game won the game. Economic theory indicates the a priori relationship is ambiguous and the existing empirical literature finds mixed results as to...

On July 1, 2010, the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League signed Russian superstar, Ilya Kovalchuk to the second most lucrative contract in League history, valued at $102 million over seventeen years. The deal was short lived, however, as the League rejected the contract on July 21,...

In contrast to major league baseball, the National Basketball Association has a salary cap designed to provide every team an equal and fair chance of competing for the championship. The Miami Heat's recent incredible success in signing the game's three most hotly desired free agents, including...

Among the popular conversation topics for Canadians, few evoke emotions as strong as hockey and defending one's favorite team. Despite its prevalence, there remains little conclusive proof to settle many of the common debates between fans. One of the most popular and divisive issues in the...

This study empirically examines Becker's (1971) wage discrimination theory using foreign-born national basketball association (NBA) players. Despite the rapid growth in the NBA, particularly in foreign markets, existing literature suggests that foreign-born players continue to be underpaid...

We use National Football League (NFL) data to analyze the impact of minimum salaries on an employee's career length. The NFL has a salary structure in which the minimum salary a player can receive increases with the player's years of experience. Salary schedules similar to the NFL's exist in...