The migrant wage premium in professional football: a superstar effect?
Bryson, A., Rossi, G. & Simmons, R.
(2014).
The migrant wage premium in professional football: a superstar effect?
KYKLOS,
67(1), 12-28.
https://doi.org/10.1111/kykl.12041
Using panel data on professional footballers and their teams over a seven year period we find a substantial wage premium for migrants which persists within teams and is only partially accounted for by players' on-field labour productivity. We show that the differential partly reflects the superstar status of migrant workers. This superstar effect is apparent in migrant effects on team performance and crowd attendance.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd |
| Departments | LSE > Research Centres > Centre for Economic Performance |
| DOI | 10.1111/kykl.12041 |
| Date Deposited | 03 Jun 2014 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/56962 |