2015•RePEc: Research Papers in EconomicsRequires access

For the Love of the Game: The Length of Athletic Careers in Ivy League Sports and the Title IX Controversy

Douglas Coate, James Vanderhoff

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We present evidence on the length of athletic careers in a number of varsity sports for male and female athletes in the Ivy League. We argue that the number of years that these athletes choose to compete reflects their interest and commitment to their sport and is relevant to the Title IX controversy over the requirement that male and female varsity sports participation opportunities be proportional to their undergraduate enrollments. We find virtually no difference in the mean lengths of athletic careers by sport for male and female Ivy League athletes in basketball, soccer, golf, lacrosse, tennis, and cross country, 1999-2013.

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Key concepts: League, Basketball, Athletes, Political science, Advertising, Psychology, Demographic economics, Economics