The labour market in association football: Who gets transferred and for how much?

Fiona Carmichael, David Forrest, Robert Simmons

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Abstract

This paper employs data for the 1993-94 season to estimate a hedonic equation representing the determination of the price structure in the transfer market for professional players in the English football leagues. Player transfer proneness is modelled, and the Heckman two-step procedure is employed to take account of selection bias. The paper identifies those player attributes which affect either the probability of transfer or the transfer fee and evaluates the relative influence of such variables.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)125-149
Number of pages25
JournalBulletin of Economic Research
Volume51
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 1999

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Economics and Econometrics

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