Does Race Affect NBA Players Salary?

Authors

Larkin Feikert, Fort Hays State UniversityFollow
Sam Schreyer, Fort Hays State UniversityFollow

Classification

Empirical Undergraduate

Abstract

The NBA is constantly accused of race affecting the players salary. The research conducted will be able to help determine if that is actually the case or not. Using variables such as assist ratings, rebound ratings, and field goal ratings, and using race as a dummy variable, I was able to come to a conclusion on if the players race played a role in their salary or not. With using just the simple amount of performance variables, I was able to conclude that the NBA players do not get paid according to their skin color.

Department/Program

Economics, Finance, & Accounting

Submission Type

online only poster

DOI

10.58809/BWJR3203

Date

4-22-2020

Rights

Copyright the Author(s)

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Feikert, Larkin and Schreyer, Sam (2020) "Does Race Affect NBA Players Salary?," SACAD: John Heinrichs Scholarly and Creative Activity Days: Vol. 2020, Article 24.
DOI: 10.58809/BWJR3203
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sacad/vol2020/iss2020/24