Selection Bias and Peer Effects in Team Sports: the Effect of Age Grouping on Earnings of German Soccer Players
(2007)
Journal Article
Ashworth, J., & Heyndels, B. (2007). Selection Bias and Peer Effects in Team Sports: the Effect of Age Grouping on Earnings of German Soccer Players. Journal of Sports Economics, 8(4), 355-377. https://doi.org/10.1177/1527002506287695
This article analyzes how age grouping in youth competitions and soccer education programs affects wage formation at the professional level. A simple theoretical model shows that professional players born late after the cutoff date are expected to ea... Read More about Selection Bias and Peer Effects in Team Sports: the Effect of Age Grouping on Earnings of German Soccer Players.