Twenty Studies on Racial Discrimination in the NBA

Berri, David J., Martin B. Schmidt, and Stacey L. Brook. 2004. “Stars At The Gate: The Impact of Star Power on NBA Gate Revenues.” Journal of Sports Economics, 5, n1; February: 33-50.

Bodvarsson, Orn B. and Raymond T. Brastow. 1998. “Do Employers Pay for Consistent Performance? Evidence from the NBA.” Economic Inquiry, 36, n.1 (April): 145-160.

Bodvarsson, Orn B. and Raymond T. Brastow. 1999. “A Test of Employer Discrimination in the NBA.” Contemporary Economic Policy, 17: 243-255.

Bodvarsson, Orn B. and Mark D. Partridge. 2001. “A Supply and Demand Model of Co-Worker, Employer and Customer Discrimination.” Labour Economics, 8: 389-416.

Brown, Eleanor, Richard Spiro and Diane Keenan. 1991. “Wage and Non-wage Discrimination in Professional Basketball: Do Fans Affect It?” American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 50, n3, (July): 333-345.

Burdekin, Richard C., Richard T. Hossfeld, and Janet Kiholm Smith. 2005. “Are NBA Fans Becoming Indifferent to Race? Evidence from the 1990s.” Journal of Sports Economics. forthcoming.

Burdekin, Richard C. and Todd L. Idson. 1991. “Customer Preferences, Attendance and the Racial Structure of Professional Basketball Teams.” Applied Economics, 23: 179-186.

Dey, Matthew S. 1997. “Racial Differences in National Basketball Association Players’ Salaries.” American Economist, 41, (Fall): 84-90.

Eschker, Erick, Stephen J. Perez, and Mark V. Siegler. 2004. “The NBA and the Influx of International Basketball Players. Applied Economics, 36: 1009-1020.

Gius, Mark and Donn Johnson. 1998. “An Empirical Investigation of Wage Discrimination in Professional Basketball.” Applied Economics Letters, 5: 703-705.

Hamilton, Barton Hughes. 1997. “Racial Discrimination and Professional Basketball Salaries in the 1990s.” Applied Economics, 29: 287-296.

Hoang, Ha and Dan Rascher. 1999. “The NBA, Exit Discrimination, and Career Earnings.” Industrial Relations, 38, n1, January: 69-91.

Jenkins, Jeffery A. 1996. “ A Reexamination of Salary Discrimination in Professional Basketball.” Social Science Quarterly 77, n3, September: 594-608.

Kahane, Leo H. 2004. “Race, Management and Production in the NBA.” mimeo presented at the 2004 Western Economic Association meetings (Vancouver, B.C., July).

Kahn, Lawrence M. 1991. “Discrimination in Professional Sports: A Survey of the Literature.”Industrial Labor Relations Review, 44, April: 395-418.

Kahn, Lawrence M. and Peter D. Sherer. 1988. “Racial Differences in Professional Basketball

Players’ Compensation.” Journal of Labor Economics, 6, n1 (January): 40-61.

Kanazawa, Mark T. and Jonas P. Funk. 2001. “Racial Discrimination in Professional Basketball: Evidence from Nielsen Ratings.” Economic Inquiry, 39, n.4. (October): 599-608.

Koch, James V. and C. Warren Vander Hill. 1988. “Is There Discrimination in the Black Man’s Game?” Social Science Quarterly. 69, n1, (March): 83-94.

McCormick, Robert E. and Robert D. Tollison. 2001. “Why Do Black Basketball Players Work More for Less Money?” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 44: 201-219.

Wallace, Michael. 1988. “Labor Market Structure and Salary Determination Among Professional Basketball Players.” Work and Occupations, 15, n3, (August): 294-312.