Candon Ray Johnson

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First Name:	Candon
Middle Name:	Ray
Last Name:	Johnson
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RePEc Short-ID:	pjo507
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Affiliation

(50%) Regional Research Institute (RRI)
West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia (United States)
http://www.rri.wvu.edu/
RePEc:edi:rrwvuus (more details at EDIRC)

(50%) United States Food and Drug Administration, Office of Economics and Analysis

https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/office-policy-legislation-and-international-affairs/office-economics-a
United States of America, Silver Spring

Citations

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Working papers

1. Brad Humphreys & Candon Johnson, 2017. "The Effect of Superstar Players on Game Attendance: Evidence from the NBA," Working Papers 17-16, Department of Economics, West Virginia University.

   Cited by:

   1. Francesco Angelini & Massimiliano Castellani, 2019. "Cultural and economic value: a critical review," Journal of Cultural Economics, Springer;The Association for Cultural Economics International, vol. 43(2), pages 173-188, June.
      • Francesco Angelini & Massimiliano Castellani, 2017. "Cultural and economic value: A (p)review," Working Paper series 17-10, Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis, revised Jan 2018.

2. Candon Johnson & Joshua Hall, 2017. "Do National Basketball Association Players Need Higher Salaries to Play in High Tax States? Evidence from Free Agents," Working Papers 17-11, Department of Economics, West Virginia University.
   • Candon Johnson & Joshua Hall, 2018. "Do National Basketball Association players need higher salaries to play in high tax states? Evidence from free agents," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(5), pages 359-361, March.

   Cited by:

   1. Candon Johnson & Eduardo Minuci, 2020. "Wage discrimination in the NBA: Evidence using free agent signings," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 87(2), pages 517-539, October.
   2. Joseph Kuehn & Filippo Rebessi, 2023. "The Importance of Team Fit for NBA Rookies’ Career Earnings," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 24(3), pages 285-309, April.

Articles

1. Eduardo G. Minuci & Candon Johnson, 2025. "The impact of the 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement on wage discrimination in the NBA," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(5), pages 543-546, January.

   Cited by:

   1. Leo Kahane, 2026. "The Desire to Win: Compensating Wage Differentials in the NBA," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, vol. 52(2), pages 351-366, April.

2. Candon Johnson & Bryan C. McCannon, 2022. "Athletics and Admissions: The Impact of the Penn State Football Scandal on Student Quality," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 23(2), pages 200-221, February.

   Cited by:

   1. Justin Callais & Kerianne Lawson, 2025. "Impact of R1 classification on universities," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(32), pages 4818-4830, July.
   2. Abigail Cormier & Austin F. Eggers & Peter A. Groothuis & Kurt W. Rotthoff, 2023. "The Flutie and Anti-Flutie Effect: The Impact of Football Championships and Athletic Malfeasance on the University," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 24(7), pages 903-931, October.
   3. Eduardo G. Minuci & Alexander Cardazzi & Candon Johnson, 2026. "Should more teams “trust the process” of tanking?," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 44(2), pages 408-425, April.
   4. McCannon, Bryan C., 2025. "Does starting a Division III college football program benefit the institution?," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 104(C).

3. Brad R. Humphreys & Candon Johnson, 2020. "The Effect of Superstars on Game Attendance: Evidence From the NBA," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 21(2), pages 152-175, February.

   Cited by:

   1. Johan Rewilak, 2023. "The Designated Player Policy Rule and Attendance Demand in Major League Soccer," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 24(4), pages 475-496, May.
   2. Stephenson, E. Frank, 2024. "Caitlin Clark's surprising economic impact," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 243(C).
   3. Scott M. Kaplan, 2022. "Putting a price on popularity: Evidence from superstars in the National Basketball Association," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 60(3), pages 1357-1381, July.
   4. Kunz-Kaltenhäuser, Philipp, 2021. "Is the NFL's Pro Bowl broken? Considering the players' perspective," Ilmenau Economics Discussion Papers 149, Ilmenau University of Technology, Institute of Economics.
   5. Candon Johnson & Eduardo Minuci, 2020. "Wage discrimination in the NBA: Evidence using free agent signings," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 87(2), pages 517-539, October.
   6. Carl Singleton & Dominik Schreyer, 2023. "Cristiano of Arabia: Did Ronaldo increase Saudi Pro League attendances?," Economics Discussion Papers em-dp2023-14, Department of Economics, University of Reading.
      • Dominik Schreyer & Carl Singleton, 2025. "Cristiano of Arabia: Did Ronaldo increase Saudi Pro League attendances?," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 43(2), pages 260-270, April.
   7. Jeremy M. Losak & Benjamin J. Posmanick & Raymond D. Sauer, 2024. "On the Value of a Premium College Football Player: Evaluating the Literature," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 25(4), pages 472-506, May.
   8. Jaume García & Plácido Rodríguez & Federico Todeschini, 2020. "The Demand for the Characteristics of Football Matches: A Hedonic Price Approach," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 21(7), pages 688-704, October.
   9. Scott M. Kaplan, 2024. "Leveling the playing field: The distributional impact of maximum‐ and minimum‐level contracts on player compensation," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 42(2), pages 375-391, April.
   10. Dominik Schreyer & Payam Ansari, 2022. "Stadium Attendance Demand Research: A Scoping Review," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 23(6), pages 749-788, August.
   11. Rodrigo Schneider & Peter Allmen & Garrett Munck, 2022. "The impact of winter Olympic games participation on NHL attendance," Economics of Governance, Springer, vol. 23(3), pages 253-270, December.
   12. Matthew Gnagey & Brandon C. Koford, 2026. "Superstar Effects in the WNBA: Is Caitlin Clark the First WNBA Superstar?," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 27(3), pages 320-332, April.
   13. Eduardo G. Minuci & Alexander Cardazzi & Candon Johnson, 2026. "Should more teams “trust the process” of tanking?," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 44(2), pages 408-425, April.
   14. Jan C. van Ours, 2022. "The contribution of Johan Cruyff to success and stadium attendance at Feyenoord," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(18), pages 1752-1755, October.
   15. E. Frank Stephenson, 2024. "International Competitions, Star Players, and NWSL Attendance," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 25(2), pages 186-199, February.
   16. Mark C. Strazicich & John W. Dawson & Peter A. Groothuis & Tiberiu S.V. Ungureanu, 2026. "A Rising Tide Raises all Boats: The Changing Distribution of Salaries in the NBA Over Time," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 27(5), pages 503-527, June.
       • Mark C. Strazicich & Peter A. Groothuis & Tiberiu S.V. Ungureanu, 2024. "A Rising Tide Raises all Boats: The changing distribution of salaries in the NBA over time," Working Papers 24-20, Department of Economics, Appalachian State University.
   17. Nicholas M. Watanabe & Brian P. Soebbing & Tarlan Chahardovali & Yinle Huang, 2025. "The Emergence of Mixed Martial-Arts and the Future of Boxing: An Analysis of Consumer Interest and Compensation," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 26(2), pages 172-195, February.
   18. Shane D. Sanders, 2024. "Wages, Talent, and Demand for NCAA Sport After the Alston v. NCAA Antitrust Case," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 25(2), pages 169-185, February.
   19. Kunz-Kaltenhäuser, Philipp, 2023. "Sports teams' home market size in the digital age: Analyzing social media drawing power," Ilmenau Economics Discussion Papers 175, Ilmenau University of Technology, Institute of Economics.
   20. Alperen Kocsoy, 2024. "Captains vs. All-Stars: Who makes better leaders?," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(11), pages 1-16, November.
   21. Patrick Reilly & John L. Solow & Peter von Allmen, 2023. "When the Stars Are Out: The Impact of Missed Games on NBA Television Audiences," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 24(7), pages 877-902, October.
   22. Hojun Sung & Hyunwoong Pyun, 2023. "Disaggregated Attendance Demand: Comparing Daily Ticket Purchasers and Season Ticket Holders in K-League 1," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 24(6), pages 717-736, August.
   23. George Wills & Francesco Addesa & Richard Tacon, 2023. "Stadium attendance demand in the men’s UEFA Champions League: Do fans value sporting contest or match quality?," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(2), pages 1-22, February.
   24. Roman Vavrek, 2021. "An Analysis of Usage of a Multi-Criteria Approach in an Athlete Evaluation: An Evidence of NHL Attackers," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 9(12), pages 1-22, June.
   25. Yan Feng & Jinbao Wang & Yeujun Yoon, 2020. "Online Webcast Demand vs. Offline Spectating Channel Demand (Stadium and TV) in the Professional Sports League," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(23), pages 1-18, November.
   26. Carsten Creutzburg & Wolfgang Maennig & Steffen Q. Mueller, 2026. "From bias to bliss: Racial preferences and worker productivity in tennis," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 44(2), pages 380-393, April.
       • Carsten Creutzburg & Wolfgang Maennig & Steffen Q. Mueller, 2024. "From bias to bliss: Racial preferences and worker productivity in tennis," Working Papers 075, Chair for Economic Policy, University of Hamburg.
   27. Hiroaki Funahashi & Shintaro Sato & Takuya Furukawa, 2022. "COVID-19 and Attendance Demand for Professional Sport in Japan: A Multilevel Analysis of Repeated Cross-Sectional National Data during the Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-10, April.
   28. Patrick J. Ferguson & Matthew Pinnuck, 2022. "Superstar Productivity and Pay: Evidence from the Australian Football League," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 98(321), pages 166-190, June.

4. Candon Johnson & Eduardo Minuci, 2020. "Wage discrimination in the NBA: Evidence using free agent signings," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 87(2), pages 517-539, October.

   Cited by:

   1. Scott M. Kaplan, 2022. "Putting a price on popularity: Evidence from superstars in the National Basketball Association," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 60(3), pages 1357-1381, July.
   2. Shao, Wen-Chao & Zhang, Han & Chou, Li-Chen & Ye, Xi-Xi, 2023. "Comparing athletes’ mastery of salary information before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from the national basketball association," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 128(C).
   3. David J. Berri & Richard C. K. Burdekin & Christian Deutscher, 2022. "Nationality Effects on the Allocation of Playing Time in the Chinese Basketball Association: Xenophilia or Xenophobia?," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 23(2), pages 156-174, February.
   4. Leo Kahane, 2026. "The Desire to Win: Compensating Wage Differentials in the NBA," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, vol. 52(2), pages 351-366, April.
   5. Johnny Ducking & Peter Groothuis, 2022. "Positional Segregation and Career Length in Major League Baseball in the 1990s," Working Papers 22-08, Department of Economics, Appalachian State University.
      • Johnny Ducking & Peter A. Groothuis, 2023. "Positional Segregation and Career Length in Major League Baseball in the 1990s," Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, Springer, vol. 6(3), pages 149-159, September.
   6. Forth, John & Theodoropoulos, Nikos, 2022. "Earnings Discrimination in the Workplace," IZA Discussion Papers 15357, IZA Network @ LISER.
      • Forth, John & Theodoropoulos, Nikolaos, 2022. "Earnings Discrimination in the Workplace," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1110, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
   7. Christopher Jepsen, 2023. "Determinants of Career Exits and Career Breaks in Women's Professional Basketball," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 24(8), pages 1055-1075, December.
   8. Joseph Kuehn & Filippo Rebessi, 2023. "The Importance of Team Fit for NBA Rookies’ Career Earnings," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 24(3), pages 285-309, April.
   9. Carsten Creutzburg & Wolfgang Maennig & Steffen Q. Mueller, 2026. "From bias to bliss: Racial preferences and worker productivity in tennis," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 44(2), pages 380-393, April.
      • Carsten Creutzburg & Wolfgang Maennig & Steffen Q. Mueller, 2024. "From bias to bliss: Racial preferences and worker productivity in tennis," Working Papers 075, Chair for Economic Policy, University of Hamburg.
   10. Tyler Horn & Levi Soborowicz & Rashad Dixon & Peter F. Orazem, 2024. "Are NBA Players Equally Valued by Team Owners and Trading Card Collectors?," Atlantic Economic Journal, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 52(2), pages 103-116, September.

5. Candon Johnson & Joshua Hall, 2019. "The Public Choice of Public Stadium Financing: Evidence from San Diego Referenda," Economies, MDPI, vol. 7(1), pages 1-9, March.

   Cited by:

   1. Propheter, Geoffrey, 2020. "The effect of a new sports facility on property development: Evidence from building permits and a localized synthetic control," Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, Mid-Continent Regional Science Association, vol. 50(01), December.
   2. Kerianne Lawson & Joshua C. Hall, 2023. "Who should be behind the wheel? A study of Oregon's Measure 88," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 43(4), pages 1797-1801.
   3. Conor Norris, 2025. "Direct Democracy With Teeth: The Political Economy of Washington Initiative 678," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 84(5), pages 729-736, November.
   4. John Charles Bradbury & Dennis Coates & Brad R. Humphreys, 2023. "The impact of professional sports franchises and venues on local economies: A comprehensive survey," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 37(4), pages 1389-1431, September.
   5. Franklin G. Mixon, 2019. "Editor’s Introduction," Economies, MDPI, vol. 7(3), pages 1-5, July.

6. Candon Johnson & Joshua Hall, 2018. "Do National Basketball Association players need higher salaries to play in high tax states? Evidence from free agents," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(5), pages 359-361, March.
   • Candon Johnson & Joshua Hall, 2017. "Do National Basketball Association Players Need Higher Salaries to Play in High Tax States? Evidence from Free Agents," Working Papers 17-11, Department of Economics, West Virginia University.
   See citations under working paper version above.

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1. NEP-SPO: Sports and Economics (2) 2017-07-16 2017-09-24. Author is listed
2. NEP-EXP: Experimental Economics (1) 2017-09-24. Author is listed
3. NEP-PBE: Public Economics (1) 2017-07-16. Author is listed

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