Information Discovery in Professional Sports: How institutions of the NFL and MLB shape incentives to scout potential players
Abstract
The different institutions of the National Football League and Major League Baseball produced different incentives for gathering private information about players. This paper examines how differing institutions like revenue sharing agreements, labor market structure, and rules regarding player signings affect the incentive to invest in the discovery of private information about players. This paper demonstrates that MLB teams have greater incentive to collect private information about potential players.
Date of Completion
Fall 2006
Degree Type
Thesis
Format
URI
http://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/economics_theses/34
Language
English
Rights
Department
Economics
Recommended Citation
Justham, Drew, "Information Discovery in Professional Sports: How institutions of the NFL and MLB shape incentives to scout potential players" (2006). Economics Theses. 34.
https://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/economics_theses/34