Michael Leeds

Professor of Economics at Temple University

Michael A. Leeds is Professor of Economics at Temple University. His research has appeared in such journals as The Journal of Urban Economics, Economic Inquiry, Social Science Quarterly, and The Journal of Sports Economics. He is coauthor of The Economics of Sports and coeditor of the Handbook on the Economics of Women in Sports. His current research focuses on discrimination and on gender differences in response to economic contests.

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Jim Crow in the saddle: The expulsion of African American jockeys from American racing

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