What we can learn about economics from professional sport during Covid-19

Alex Bryson, Peter Dolton (), J Reade, Dominik Schreyer and Carl Singleton
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Michela Vecchi

No 525, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers from National Institute of Economic and Social Research

Abstract: The economics of sport and how sport provides insights into economics have experienced exogenous shocks from Covid-19, facilitating many natural experiments. These have provided partial answers to questions of: how airborne viruses may spread in crowds; how crowds respond to the risk and information about infection; how the absence of crowds may affect social pressure and arbitration decisions; and how quickly betting markets respond to new information. We review this evidence and advise how sports economics research could continue to be most valuable to policymakers.

Keywords: Sports Economics; Coronavirus; Natural Experiments; Referee Bias; Social Pressure; Prediction Markets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D91 L83 Z20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-01
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