Honors Program Theses
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Open Access Honors Program Thesis
First Advisor
Lisa K. Jepsen
Abstract
Previous studies of the National Football League (NFL) players' salaries have used different methods to evaluate the compensation of players in the League. Kahn [ 1991] finds a significant correlation between the race of an NFL player and the racial makeup of the metropolitan area in which he plays. In my study, I use a complete data set of players from the 2005 football season to determine whether race has a measurable impact on players' salaries. My results suggest that race is not a significant factor in determining an NFL player's compensation. Also, customer discrimination does not appear to affect player compensation . These results indicate that individual player characteristics likely account for most differences in player compensation in the NFL.
Year of Submission
2009
Department
Department of Economics
University Honors Designation
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation University Honors
Date Original
5-2009
Object Description
1 PDF file (17 pages)
Copyright
©2009 Joshua Patrick Mahoney
Recommended Citation
Mahoney, Joshua Patrick, "Does Race Affect the Salaries of NFL Players?" (2009). Honors Program Theses. 648.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/hpt/648
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