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Wage dispersion and team performance: a theoretical model and evidence from baseball

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We develop a general theoretical model of the effect of wage dispersion on team performance which nests two possibilities: wage inequality may have either negative or positive effects on team performance. A parameter which captures the marginal cost of effort, which we estimate using game-level data from Major League Baseball, determines whether wage dispersion and team performance are negatively or positively related. We find low marginal cost of effort; consequently, wage disparity is negatively related to team performance. Game and season-level regressions also indicate a negative relationship between inequality and performance. We discuss a variety of interpretations of our results.
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halshs-00875499, version 1 (22-10-2013)

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Robert Breunig, Bronwyn Garrett-Rumba, Mathieu Jardin, Yvon Rocaboy. Wage dispersion and team performance: a theoretical model and evidence from baseball. Applied Economics, 2014, 46 (3), pp.271-281. ⟨10.1080/00036846.2013.839864⟩. ⟨halshs-00875499⟩
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