Graduation Year
2018
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Economics
Reader 1
Roberto Pedace
Reader 2
Nayana Bose
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© 2018 Mikena C. Werner
Abstract
The 1993 Collective Bargaining Agreement changed the way that the National Football League operated with its player contracts. With the introduction of the salary cap and free agency players were given more freedom in where they took their talents while keeping the competitive balance of the league intact. There have been revisions and changes since the 1993 landmark CBA, specifically the 2011 CBA created changes mostly in the way that rookie salary and contract regulations function. This paper looks at whether the policy changes affected the competitive balance of the National Football League. Looking at point differential, competitive fairness, and winning percentage we found that the newest CBA did not create any significant changes in the competitive fairness of the league.
Recommended Citation
Werner, Mikena, "The 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement's Effect on Competitive Balance in the National Football League" (2018). Scripps Senior Theses. 1143.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1143
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
