Progressive Taxation as a Means for Improving Competitive Balance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10492425 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tsjalle van der Burg (0000-0002-1965-1247, University of Twente, corresponding author), Aloys Prinz (0000-0002-9198-5292, University of Münster) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 65-74 |
| Publication date | 2005-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scottish Journal of Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-9292 • E-ISSN: 1467-9485 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.0036-9292.2005.00335.x |
| OpenAlex | W2063733497 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
The existing instruments for improving the competitive balance within a sports league, such as revenue sharing, restrictions on free agency and salary caps, all have their shortcomings. In this paper, we show that a progressive sports tax, the revenues of which are not redistributed to smaller teams in the league, could be a better instrument. From the broader perspective of the theory of optimum taxation, this instrument may have advantages as well
Agency (philosophy · Balance (ability · Economics · League · Market economy · Microeconomics · Perspective (graphical · Public economics · Revenue · Revenue sharing · Salary · Computer Science · Finance · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports Analytics and Performance · Sports, Gender, and Society
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |