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Directions for Future NFL Research and the New CBA

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The Economics of the National Football League

Part of the book series: Sports Economics, Management and Policy ((SEMP,volume 2))

Abstract

The sixteen preceding chapters outline the state of the art of the economics of the NFL, which as was pointed out in the Introduction remains a relatively young field. There remain substantial opportunities for scholars to add to the literature. One of the purposes of this concluding chapter is to offer some suggestions as to where future work might yield valuable insights.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    There are several theories that attempt such unification, but consensus about them remains elusive (see Mohapatra, 2002).

  2. 2.

    Stigler’s statement is “(E)conomics is an imperial science: it has been aggressive in addressing central problems in a considerable number of neighboring social disciplines and without any invitations.”

  3. 3.

    Author calculation based on 2008–2009 season from databasebasketball.com.

  4. 4.

    The author has not specifically investigated the size of the state space for Bellman equation analysis of in-game basketball strategy decision, but encourages the interested reader to do so.

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Quinn, K.G. (2012). Directions for Future NFL Research and the New CBA. In: Quinn, K. (eds) The Economics of the National Football League. Sports Economics, Management and Policy, vol 2. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6290-4_17

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