Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/26049 
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 2004
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
Since the famous Bosman ruling by the European Court of Justice in 1995 transfer fees for football players after moving to another club have become suspect as they are considered as an obstacle to the free movement of workers. However, in an unrestricted market free migration from football players will be Pareto efficient under special circumstances only. This paper shows that transfer fees can correct inefficient migration flows from small to large football leagues. Home-grown rules that prescribe that a certain proportion of the roster of players should be trained within the club are very blunt devices for restoring efficiency, and perform worse than transfer fee systems.
JEL: 
H77
J61
L83
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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