ECIN Replication Package for "Temporary Employment and the Protection of Investments in Human Capital: Examining the Major League Baseball Player Market"
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Richard J. Paulsen, University of Michigan
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Project Citation:
Paulsen, Richard J. ECIN Replication Package for “Temporary Employment and the Protection of Investments in Human Capital: Examining the Major League Baseball Player Market.” Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-08-02. https://doi.org/10.3886/E232561V4
Project Description
Summary:
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The data included in this replication package include Major League Baseball player performance and contract data. The study looks at how temporary/permanent employment status of MLB players impacts injury management. The study's abstract is as follows:
When employees are employed in a temporary capacity, employers should be less willing to invest in their human capital relative to permanent employees. This study uses the context of injury management by Major League Baseball teams to test for differential investment in the protection of player human capital. Injury management is inherently uncertain as medical professionals can give differing opinions, so teams may be able to influence recovery times. Using a panel dataset and estimating player fixed-effects regressions, players are found to miss significantly fewer games to injury when employed on a temporary basis.
When employees are employed in a temporary capacity, employers should be less willing to invest in their human capital relative to permanent employees. This study uses the context of injury management by Major League Baseball teams to test for differential investment in the protection of player human capital. Injury management is inherently uncertain as medical professionals can give differing opinions, so teams may be able to influence recovery times. Using a panel dataset and estimating player fixed-effects regressions, players are found to miss significantly fewer games to injury when employed on a temporary basis.
Scope of Project
Subject Terms:
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human capital;
temporary employees;
injury management;
baseball
JEL Classification:
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J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
J41 Labor Contracts
M52 Personnel Economics: Compensation and Compensation Methods and Their Effects
Z22 Sports Economics: Labor Issues
J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
J41 Labor Contracts
M52 Personnel Economics: Compensation and Compensation Methods and Their Effects
Z22 Sports Economics: Labor Issues
Manuscript Number:
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ECIN-Sep-2024-0378.R1
Time Period(s):
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2009 – 2017
Data Type(s):
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observational data
Methodology
Data Source:
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Data Sources Include:
https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/
http://seanlahman.com/
https://www.fangraphs.com/
https://www.athletegamelost.com/
https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/
http://seanlahman.com/
https://www.fangraphs.com/
https://www.athletegamelost.com/
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