Submission Date
4-23-2012
Document Type
Paper
Department
Business & Economics
Adviser
Jennifer VanGilder
Committee Member
Jennifer VanGilder
Committee Member
Eric Gaus
Committee Member
Tina Wailgum
Department Chair
Carol Cirka
Project Description
Evaluation of a professional athlete's performance for the purposes of compensation determination is difficult, especially when decision making may not follow the expected "instrumental rationality." This paper will look to examine the factors, both productive and non-productive, impacting an Offensive Lineman's salary in the NFL. The purpose of this study is to determine whether an offensive lineman's salary is based on productive characteristics adhering to instrumental rationality, or whether the influence of non-productive characteristics influence salary as ultimately determined by team management. Results indicate that players within the tackle position with earning salaries in the seventy-fifth percentile gain additional benefits for having more facial symmetry.
Recommended Citation
Wampole, Kristen, "The Look of the Line: An Empirical Investigation of the Impacts of Facial Symmetry on Salary Levels of Offensive Linemen in the NFL" (2012). Business and Economics Honors Papers. 7.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/bus_econ_hon/7
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