David G. Surdam

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Searching for On-Field Parity:
Evidence from National Football League Scheduling During 1991-2006

Authors: David G. Surdam and Bulent Uyar
Publication: Journal of Sports Economics
Publication Date: 2013

The authors analyze whether the scheduling changes the National Football League (NFL) made at the time to promote parity had the desired impact on the 1995-1998 and the 2003-2006 seasons compared to the 1991-1994 and the 1999-2002 seasons. Using the relative standard deviation (RSD), the authors find that the scheduling changes did not significantly influence parity. However, this result does not imply that scheduling changes do not affect competitive balance or have no benefits. Competitive balance can manifest itself in different ways and, therefore, it is imperative to look at multiple indicators before declaring policy and rule changes a failure or a success.

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2001-Nothern-Naval-Supeiority-and-the-Economics-of-the-Civil-War - copy
2008-The-Post-War-Yankees
2010-The-Ball-Game-Biz
2011-Wins,-Looses,-&-Empty-Seats
2012-The-Rise-of-the-National-Basketball-Association
2013-Run-to-Glory-and-Profits
2015-The-Big-Leagues-Go-to-Washington
2015-Century-of-the-Leisured-Masses
The Age of Ruth and Landis: The Economics of Baseball during the Roaring Twenties
Business Ethics from the 19th Century to Today: An Economist's View
Business Ethics from Antiquity to the 19th Century: An Economist's View
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