Governmental Constraints and Labor Market Mobility

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Abstract
The recent interest in the effects of labor markets upon mobility has tended to overlook the impact of governmental equity constraints. One market with such constraints is that for college coaches, a market subject to both Title IX and EEO regulations. In this article data from over 15,000 coaching and administrative positions are analyzed. The results suggest that as with findings from other studies, a bifurcation of this market may be occurring. Consistent with the intent of Title IX, the number of positions coaching and administering women's athletics has increased. However, contrary to the intent of EEO regulations, the probability of filling a vacant position is not equal across the sexes. These ambiguous developments in the market may reflect ambiguities in governmental equity constraints, as well as supply factors and general trends in the sexual composition of occupations.