1. 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