1. STRIVING FOR COMPETITIVE BALANCE IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: OPTIMIZATION OF REVENUE SHARING Open Access Author: Hillen, Blair Matthew Title: STRIVING FOR COMPETITIVE BALANCE IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: OPTIMIZATION OF REVENUE SHARING Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: revenue sharingMajor League Baseballcompetitive balance File: Download Hillen_Blair_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Mark Mc Leod, Thesis SupervisorDavid Shapiro, Thesis SupervisorBee Yan Roberts, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. THE ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF COMPETITIVE BALANCE IN THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DETERMINANTS OF LOCAL DEMAND Open Access Author: Kemp, Patrick James Title: THE ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF COMPETITIVE BALANCE IN THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DETERMINANTS OF LOCAL DEMAND Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: sports economicscompetitive balancelabor economicssalary capdeterminants of demandnational basketball associationNBAeconometricseconomics File: Download Patrick_Kemp___Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: N Edward Coulson, Thesis SupervisorN Edward Coulson, Thesis SupervisorDavid Shapiro, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER AS A SINGLE-ENTITY SPORTS LEAGUE: HOW THE LEAGUE’S SETUP HAS AFFECTED PLAYERS’ BATTLE FOR FREE AGENCY, SALARY NEGOTIATIONS, AND COMPETITIVE BALANCE WITHIN THE LEAGUE Open Access Author: Saba, Andrew George Title: MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER AS A SINGLE-ENTITY SPORTS LEAGUE: HOW THE LEAGUE’S SETUP HAS AFFECTED PLAYERS’ BATTLE FOR FREE AGENCY, SALARY NEGOTIATIONS, AND COMPETITIVE BALANCE WITHIN THE LEAGUE Area of Honors: Labor and Employment Relations Keywords: single-entityantitrustfree agencycompetitive balance File: Download Andrew_Saba_Final_Thesis_.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Paul Clark, Thesis SupervisorAlan V Derickson, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Parity in Professional Sports – How Salary Caps Affect Competitive Balance Open Access Author: Marzano, Frankie Title: Parity in Professional Sports – How Salary Caps Affect Competitive Balance Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: Sportscompetitive balancenhlnflmlbnbabasketballhockeyfootballbaseballprofessional sportssalary caprevenue sharingluxury tax File: Download Marzano_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: John M Brauer, Thesis SupervisorNima Haghpanah, Thesis Honors AdvisorBee Yan Roberts, Faculty Reader