Compensation Discrimination: An Analysis of Linebackers, Defensive Linemen, and Defensive Backs in the National Football League

Previous studies have analyzed compensation discrimination in the National Football League with mixed results. We examine the market for defensive players: defensive linemen, linebackers, and defensive backs and find some evidence of discrimination against Black linebackers. We do not find any evide...

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Published in:The Review of Black political economy 2017, Vol.44 (3-4), p.251-260
Main Authors: Ducking, Johnny, Groothuis, Peter A., Hill, James Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Black people
Compensation
Consumers
Customers
Defense
Discrimination
Economic Policy
Economics
Economics and Finance
Employers
Football
Political Science
Prejudice
Race
Racial discrimination
Soccer
Sociology
Sports
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Summary:Previous studies have analyzed compensation discrimination in the National Football League with mixed results. We examine the market for defensive players: defensive linemen, linebackers, and defensive backs and find some evidence of discrimination against Black linebackers. We do not find any evidence of discrimination against Black defensive linemen and defensive backs. Our results provide some support for the hypothesis that employers, employees, or customers discriminate against Black linebackers due to prejudice against Black players who have to make decisions that play a major role in the success of the entire defense.
ISSN:0034-6446
1936-4814
DOI:10.1007/s12114-017-9256-y