Career Duration in the NBA

Using a panel of National Basketball Association players from 1990 through 2013, we analyze the determinants of career length in the league. We find that foreign-born players who did not play college basketball in the United States have shorter careers than do American-born players holding performan...

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Published in:Journal of sports economics 2018-08, Vol.19 (6), p.873-883
Main Authors: Groothuis, Peter A, Hill, James Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Athletes
Careers
College basketball
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Summary:Using a panel of National Basketball Association players from 1990 through 2013, we analyze the determinants of career length in the league. We find that foreign-born players who did not play college basketball in the United States have shorter careers than do American-born players holding performance constant. Foreign-born players who played college basketball in the United States do not have shorter careers. We suggest that both push and pull immigration factors might cause this early exit.
ISSN:1527-0025
1552-7794
DOI:10.1177/1527002517690789