Short version: players on longer contracts and with more time remaining on their contracts miss more games due to injury, probably because their team is protecting them.
In general pro sports is used as a laboratory for labor issues since all the data is visible and public -- for instance if you are interested in the relationships of wages and performance there are good stats for athlete performance.
Short version: players on longer contracts and with more time remaining on their contracts miss more games due to injury, probably because their team is protecting them.
In general pro sports is used as a laboratory for labor issues since all the data is visible and public -- for instance if you are interested in the relationships of wages and performance there are good stats for athlete performance.