Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/282663 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 16536
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Using data on wrestlers and tournaments since the early 1970s, we study promotion practices in Sumo, a Japanese traditional sport. We show that, especially since 2010, foreign-born wrestlers trying to attain the second highest rank in Sumo were treated less favorably than Japanese born wrestlers. Similar practices, however, do not apply to foreign-born wrestlers competing for the top rank, probably because of the much higher public scrutiny attracted by promotions to this rank. Together with the 2010 Reform that effectively restricted access to foreign-born wrestlers, existing promotion practices may favor the return of Japanese born players to the top rank of the game.
Subjects: 
promotion
Sumo
sports
Japan
JEL: 
J40
J71
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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