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Farnell, Alex, Butler, David, Rossi, Giambattista, Simmons, Robert, Berri, David and Bamba, Esperance Yassine (2024) Is there a nationality wage premium in European football? Sports Economics Review, 7. p. 100040. ISSN 27731618
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Abstract
We investigate the presence of nationality salary premia in two top European football leagues (the Premier League
and Serie A). We uncover a substantial pay premium for South American players (primarily driven by Argentina
and Brazil) of between 11 and 15 per cent in magnitude. We investigate possible mechanisms, such as whether
these salary effects are driven by new entrants to the league, and whether they are reflected in team attendances
and team performance. Fans appear to respond to higher proportions of South American players in England, but
not in Italy. We discuss the implications of these results and suggest why potential differences might exist across
the leagues.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Football; Nationality; Salary; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Finance and Accounting |
| Item ID: | 19642 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.serev.2024.100040 |
| Depositing User: | Dr Alexander Farnell |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Apr 2025 15:12 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Sports Economics Review |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/19642 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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