In this paper we examine the impact on the salaries of free agents in Major League Baseball of differences in state and local individual income taxes between major league cities, in an attempt to see if income taxes affect player salaries. Our basic specification suggests that each percentage point of an income tax raises free agent salaries by $21 to $24 thousand; other estimates indicate even...

a r t i c l e i n f o We establish the effects of salaries on worker performance by exploiting a natural experiment in which some workers in a particular occupation (football referees) switch from short-term contracts to salaried contracts. Worker performance improves among those who move onto salaried contracts relative to those who do not. The finding is robust to the introduction of worker f...

This paper examines the characteristics of entry level academic economists and investigates the determinants of market salaries. Contrary to what might be expected, we find that nominal salaries are not systematically adjusted to reflect observable differences in the cost of living. Our findings reveal that being hired on the tenure track significantly influence academic salaries regardless of ...

The percentage increase in faculty salaries for 1976-1977 cannot be determined until spring, according to Fr. James T. Burtchaell. university provost. Burtehaell stated yesterday that work on next year's budget has just begun. "The Budget Priorities Committee is just beginning its work," Burtchaell said. "They will be working all through the winter. We won't know about precise figures until nex...

To the Editor: In their Research Letter, Drs Niederle and Roth reported that fellowship markets without a match offered similar salaries as those that do. Although the authors acknowledged that “the market for fellowships is not the same as the market for residencies,” they nonetheless concluded that “eliminating the resident match would not necessarily increase residents’ wages.” Their underly...