Offensive performance, omitted variables, and the value of speed in baseball

Turocy, Theodore L. (2005) Offensive performance, omitted variables, and the value of speed in baseball. Economics Letters, 89 (3). pp. 283-286.

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Abstract

This paper critiques from an economic perspective published results on the value of base stealing in baseball. Augmenting previous specifications for the “production function” for runs parallels the control—a simulation study imposed on teams' overall footspeed, recovering economically sensible results.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Economics
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Experimental Economics (former - to 2017) Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Environment, Resources and Conflict Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Economic Theory Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Behavioural and Experimental Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Competition Policy Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Behavioural Economics
Depositing User:	Gina Neff
Date Deposited:	17 Jan 2011 11:19
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2025 04:17
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/19306
DOI:	10.1016/j.econlet.2005.05.039

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