Pay Discrimination in the NBA Revisited

An investigation of pay discrimination in the National Basketball Association is conducted using a panel data set spanning the 1990 to 2000 time period. Studies using 1984-1986 NBA season data suggested that salaries for black players were approximately 14 percent to 20 percent lower than those of c...

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Published in:Quarterly journal of business and economics 2004-01, Vol.43 (1/2), p.81-92
Main Author: Hill, James Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Athletic drafts & trades
Basketball (Professional)
Black athletes
Constant coefficients
Employment discrimination
Equal pay
Evaluation
Forecasts and trends
Gender discrimination
Labor contracts
Labor market
Labor markets
Lagrange multiplier
Performance evaluation
Price premiums
Productivity
Professional basketball
Professional sports
Race
Racial discrimination
Regression coefficients
Salary
Studies
Variable coefficients
Variables
Wages
Wages & salaries
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Summary:An investigation of pay discrimination in the National Basketball Association is conducted using a panel data set spanning the 1990 to 2000 time period. Studies using 1984-1986 NBA season data suggested that salaries for black players were approximately 14 percent to 20 percent lower than those of comparable white players. Evidence suggested this shortfall might be the result of fan discrimination. Studies using data from some seasons in the 1990s found either no evidence of pay discrimination or evidence of pay discrimination only at the highest player performance levels. The results of the current study suggest a lack of pay discrimination in the NBA during this time period. False positive conclusions are possible because of a correlation between height and race.
ISSN:0747-5535
1939-8123
2327-8250