In brief... How Pele changed Brazilian football
Bernardo Guimaraes, Joao Paulo Pessoa and Vladimir Ponczek
A ban on non-compete agreements in Brazilian football led to an increased lifetime income for players. But as research by Bernardo Guimaraes, Jo?o Paulo Pessoa and Vladimir Ponczek reveals, it was older players who gained the most, whereas the wages of young players fell.
22 February 2022 Paper Number CEPCP624
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This CentrePiece article is published under the centre's Labour programme.
This publication comes under the following theme: Labour market inequalities: Causes and cures