Performance and Salary Differentials in the National Hockey League
Year:
1992
Author :
Volume and number:
, 18
Collection:
, 4
Journal:
, Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques
Pages :
, 470-475
Abstract
Lavoie, Grenier et Coulombe (1987) utilisent des données concernant un certain nombre de saisons de la LNH jusqu'à 1983-84 et concluent que la performance des joueurs francophones est supérieure à celle des joueurs anglophones, ce qu'ils interprètent comme une preuve de discrimination à l'embauche. Ce texte réplique leurs calculs pour la saison 1989-90 et trouve des différentiels de performance du même signe, mais plus petits et n'étant plus significatifs au niveau de 5 pour cent. Nous examinons également les données salariales pour la saison 1990-91, en utilisant des outils empiriques similaires et les mêmes standards de performance statistique, et ne trouvons aucune trace de discrimination salariale.
Lavoie, Grenier and Coulombe (1987) use data for a number of NHL seasons up to 1983-84 and conclude that Francophone Canadian players outperformed Anglophone Canadian players, which they interpret as evidence of hiring discrimination. This paper replicates their calculations for the 1989-90 season and finds performance differentials of the same sign, but smaller and no longer statistically significant at the 5 per cent level. We also examine salary data for the 1990-91 season and find no evidence of salary discrimination, using similar empirical tools and the same standard of statistical significance.
Lavoie, Grenier and Coulombe (1987) use data for a number of NHL seasons up to 1983-84 and conclude that Francophone Canadian players outperformed Anglophone Canadian players, which they interpret as evidence of hiring discrimination. This paper replicates their calculations for the 1989-90 season and finds performance differentials of the same sign, but smaller and no longer statistically significant at the 5 per cent level. We also examine salary data for the 1990-91 season and find no evidence of salary discrimination, using similar empirical tools and the same standard of statistical significance.
Theme :
SalarySports
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