Introduction to the Special Issue: the Economics of Race, Gender, and Sports

[...]sports can often serve as a laboratory to better understand and study issues of race and gender that lie not only within, but also outside of sports, for society in general. Using national soccer team data from 2004 to 2019, and team members’ nationalities as a proxy for cultural diversity, the...

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Published in:Journal of economics, race, and policy (Online) race, and policy (Online), 2023-09, Vol.6 (3), p.147-148
Main Authors: Compton, Ryan A., Ducking, Johnny
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Economic Policy
Economics
Economics and Finance
Editorial
Football
Gender
International Economics
International Political Economy
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Professional hockey
Race
Soccer
Softball
Sports
Teams
Violence
Women
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Summary:[...]sports can often serve as a laboratory to better understand and study issues of race and gender that lie not only within, but also outside of sports, for society in general. Using national soccer team data from 2004 to 2019, and team members’ nationalities as a proxy for cultural diversity, the authors find that teams with more cultural diversity have better on-field performance and that this effect is increased the longer the shared tenure the team has together. [...]with a nod towards gender, Paulson, Darvin, and Berri are motivated by the commonly held view that men make better leaders in sports and consider if the gender of the head coach matters for player performance in women’s NCAA softball.
ISSN:2520-8411
2520-842X
DOI:10.1007/s41996-023-00126-y