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The Migrant Wage Premium in Professional Football: A Superstar Effect?

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Summary Using panel data on professional footballers and their teams over a seven year period we find a substantial wage premium for migrants which persists within teams and is only partially accounted for by players' on‐field labour productivity. We show that the differential partly reflects the superstar status of migrant workers. This superstar effect is apparent in migrant effects on team performance and crowd attendance.

Source: Kyklos

DOI: 10.1111/kykl.12041

Authors: Alex Bryson, Giambattista Rossi, Rob Simmons

Institutions: University College London, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, University of London, Lancaster University, University of East London

Language: English

Topic: Sports Analytics and Performance

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Economic and Social Research Council