The Impact of Free Agency and the Salary Cap on Competitive Balance in the National Football League

This article examines the competitive balance of the National Football League (NFL) using Gini coefficients and the deviations of the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index. The authors present upper bounds for both measures that are constructed using actual playing schedules. They model competitive balance as...

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Published in:Journal of sports economics 2006-11, Vol.7 (4), p.374-390
Main Authors: Larsen, Andrew, Fenn, Aju J., Spenner, Erin Leanne
Format: Article
Language:English
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