The Economics of Long-term Contracts in the Footballers' Labour Market

Peter Sloane's seminal article in this journal on the objectives of football clubs argued that utility maximising clubs would seek out player talent more aggressively than profit maximising clubs and that this accumulation of player talent by larger teams might need to be checked by redistribut...

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Published in:Scottish journal of political economy 2015-02, Vol.62 (1), p.8-24
Main Authors: Buraimo, Babatunde, Frick, Bernd, Hickfang, Michael, Simmons, Rob
Format: Article
Language:English
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2002-2013
Ability
Accumulation
Arbeitsleistung
Arbeitsmarkt
Arbeitsvertrag
Athletes
Athletic recruitment
Awards
Clubs
Contract labor
Contract management
Contracts
Dauer
Deutschland
Economic theory
Ethics
Football
Fußball
Germany
Labor market
Labour market
Long term
Management
Moral hazard
Professional soccer
Profits
Redistribution
Revenue
Rewards
Selection effects
Soccer
Sportler
Studies
Team sports
Teams
Utility functions
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