Is human capital protection effective? The case of the Basque Country in Spanish Football

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze whether the protection that some football teams submit to the football players from its region has a positive effect on the quality of the football players from these regions. Particularly, it is analyzed the natural experiment offered by the Basque...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Calero, Jonatan, Corral, Julio del
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/8753
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10578/8753
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:football
Spain
Production Function
competitive environment
Basque country
Human Capital Protection Policy
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Sumario:Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze whether the protection that some football teams submit to the football players from its region has a positive effect on the quality of the football players from these regions. Particularly, it is analyzed the natural experiment offered by the Basque Country. Design/methodology/approach – First are evaluated the productivity of the regions and thereafter it is analyzed the efficiency of the regions using a production function approach. Lastly, it is evaluated the evolution of the human capital from the under-19 to the absolute national team to determine if the human capital protection of the Basque Country clubs is effective in improving the human capital. Findings – The main finding is that the protection's effect to the productive factors submitted into a competitive environment, exerts a positive influence on the development and growth of this factor, because the protection offers more possibilities of promotion and improving his productive capacity. Originality/value – To the best of knowledge there is no paper that has analyzed the effectiveness of a human capital protection policy.