An Exploration into the Relationship of MLB Player Salary and Performance
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چکیده
When considering professionals sports leagues, the common topic of discussion is usually about individual players or favorite hometown teams. Sports enthusiasts are the first to rattle off a laundry list of statistics about teams and players, but do they realize they are openly discussing that player’s efficiency in terms of labor? Although it is a popular form of entertainment there is a market structure to our professional sports leagues that is comparable to a perfectly competitive labor market. With so much attention paid to sports today it would be fitting to discuss America’s past time: Baseball.
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