Wage disparity and team performance in the process of industry development: Evidence from Japan’s professional football league

Yamamura, Eiji (2010): Wage disparity and team performance in the process of industry development: Evidence from Japan’s professional football league.

Abstract

The changing effects of wage disparity on team performance during the process of industry development are examined using data sourced from the Japanese professional football league. The results show that wage disparity leads to a reduction in team performance during the developing stage but does not influence performance during the developed stage. Unobserved fixed team effects and endogeneity bias were controlled in the study.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Wage disparity, team performance, industry development
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs > J31 - Wage Level and Structure ; Wage Differentials; L - Industrial Organization > L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior > L20 - General; L - Industrial Organization > L8 - Industry Studies: Services > L83 - Sports ; Gambling ; Restaurants ; Recreation ; Tourism

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