Efficiency in the National Basketball Association: A Stochastic Frontier Approach with Panel Data

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作者
Hofler, Richard A. [1 ]
Payne, James E. [2 ]
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[1] Univ Cent Florida, Dept Econ, Orlando, FL 32816 USA
[2] Illinois State Univ, Dept Econ, Normal, IL 61790 USA
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10.1002/mde.1252
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F [经济];
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02 ;
摘要
We investigate how closely NBA teams play up to their potential. We find that shooting, rebounding, stealing the ball and blocking shots raise the number of potential wins while turnovers lower it. We also learn that better coaching and defensive prowess raise a team's win efficiency. Copyright (C) 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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