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Working Papers

2023

1. Does a super league tournament harm domestic leagues? Evidence from basketball’s Euroleague
   Working Papers, University of Liverpool, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Does a super league tournament harm domestic leagues? Evidence from basketball's Euroleague, Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2025) (2025)

2022

2. Causal and Consequences of Multiple Dismissals: Evidence from Italian Football League
   Working Papers, University of Liverpool, Department of Economics

2021

3. Special Ones? The Effect of Head Coaches on Football Team Performance
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
   Also in DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London (2021) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Special ones? The effect of head coaches on football team performance, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society (2024) (2024)

2020

4. ARMCHAIR FANS: NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE DEMAND FOR TELEVISED SOCCER
   Working Papers, University of Liverpool, Department of Economics
5. IMPACTS OF THE GREAT RECESSION ON SPORT: EVIDENCE FROM ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE ATTENDANCE DEMAND
   Working Papers, University of Liverpool, Department of Economics View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Impacts of the Great Recession on sport: evidence from English Football League attendance demand, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
6. Spectator demand for the sport of kings
   Working Papers, University of Liverpool, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Spectator demand for the sport of kings, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
7. Time To Go? Head Coach Quits and Dismissals in Professional Football
   Working Papers, University of Liverpool, Department of Economics View citations (4)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (5)
   DoQSS Working Papers, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London (2017) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Time To Go? Head Coach Quits and Dismissals in Professional Football, De Economist, Springer (2021) View citations (5) (2021)

2014

8. An analysis of consumer response to corruption
   Working Papers, Lancaster University Management School, Economics Department View citations (5)

2010

9. Do Salaries Improve Worker Performance?
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
   Also in Working Papers, Lancaster University Management School, Economics Department (2010)
   See also Journal Article Do salaries improve worker performance?, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (13) (2011)

2007

10. A tale of two audiences: spectators, television viewers and outcome uncertainty in Spanish football
    Working Papers, Lancaster University Management School, Economics Department View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article A tale of two audiences: Spectators, television viewers and outcome uncertainty in Spanish football, Journal of Economics and Business, Elsevier (2009) View citations (73) (2009)
11. The Twelfth Man? Refereeing Bias in English and German Soccer
    Working Papers, International Association of Sports Economists View citations (8)

2006

12. Market size and attendance in English Premier League football
    Working Papers, Lancaster University Management School, Economics Department View citations (8)
13. Robust Estimates of the Impacts of Broadcasting on Match Attendance in Football
    IASE Conference Papers, International Association of Sports Economists View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers, Lancaster University Management School, Economics Department (2006) View citations (11)

2005

14. Does market size matter for team success in sports?
    IASE Conference Papers, International Association of Sports Economists
15. Freedom of entry, market size and competitive outcome: evidence from English soccer
    Working Papers, Lancaster University Management School, Economics Department View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Freedom of Entry, Market Size, and Competitive Outcome: Evidence from English Soccer, Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons (2007) View citations (6) (2007)

2004

16. Outcome uncertainty and the couch potato audience
    Working Papers, Lancaster University Management School, Economics Department View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article OUTCOME UNCERTAINTY AND THE COUCH POTATO AUDIENCE, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society (2005) View citations (123) (2005)

2003

17. Broadcaster and Audience Demand for Premier League Football
    IASE Conference Papers, International Association of Sports Economists

Journal Articles

2025

1. Does a super league tournament harm domestic leagues? Evidence from basketball's Euroleague
   Managerial and Decision Economics, 2025, 46, (1), 317-328
   See also Working Paper Does a super league tournament harm domestic leagues? Evidence from basketball’s Euroleague, Working Papers (2023) (2023)

2024

2. Special ones? The effect of head coaches on football team performance
   Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2024, 71, (3), 295-322
   See also Working Paper Special Ones? The Effect of Head Coaches on Football Team Performance, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (2) (2021)

2022

3. Armchair fans: Modelling audience size for televised football matches
   European Journal of Operational Research, 2022, 298, (2), 644-655 View citations (6)
4. Female jockeys - what are the odds?
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 202, (C), 703-713 View citations (1)
5. Impacts of the Great Recession on sport: evidence from English Football League attendance demand
   (US household tourism expenditure and the great recession: an analysis with the consumer expenditure survey)
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2022, 74, (1), 155-177 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper IMPACTS OF THE GREAT RECESSION ON SPORT: EVIDENCE FROM ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE ATTENDANCE DEMAND, Working Papers (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2021

6. Spectator demand for the sport of kings
   Applied Economics, 2021, 53, (51), 5883-5897 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Spectator demand for the sport of kings, Working Papers (2020) (2020)
7. Time To Go? Head Coach Quits and Dismissals in Professional Football
   De Economist, 2021, 169, (1), 81-105 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Time To Go? Head Coach Quits and Dismissals in Professional Football, Working Papers (2020) View citations (4) (2020)

2020

8. UNSCRIPTED DRAMA: SOCCER AUDIENCE RESPONSE TO SUSPENSE, SURPRISE, AND SHOCK
   Economic Inquiry, 2020, 58, (2), 881-896 View citations (8)

2016

9. An Analysis of Consumer Response to Corruption: Italy's Calciopoli Scandal
   Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2016, 78, (1), 22-41 View citations (11)
10. On the Positive Expected Utility of Combination Wagers
    Decision Analysis, 2016, 13, (3), 209-212

2015

11. Editors’ Note: A Fond Farewell
    International Journal of Sport Finance, 2015, 10, (1), 3-4
12. The Economics of Long-term Contracts in the Footballers' Labour Market
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2015, 62, (1), 8-24 View citations (25)
13. Uncertainty of Outcome or Star Quality? Television Audience Demand for English Premier League Football
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2015, 22, (3), 449-469 View citations (59)

2013

14. Systematic Positive Expected Returns in the UK Fixed Odds Betting Market: An Analysis of the Fink Tank Predictions
    IJFS, 2013, 1, (4), 1-15 View citations (3)

2012

15. FAVORITISM AND REFEREE BIAS IN EUROPEAN SOCCER: EVIDENCE FROM THE SPANISH LEAGUE AND THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2012, 30, (3), 329-343 View citations (34)

2011

16. Do salaries improve worker performance?
    Labour Economics, 2011, 18, (4), 424-433 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Do Salaries Improve Worker Performance?, CEP Discussion Papers (2010) (2010)

2010

17. The 12th man?: refereeing bias in English and German soccer
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2010, 173, (2), 431-449 View citations (79)

2009

18. A tale of two audiences: Spectators, television viewers and outcome uncertainty in Spanish football
    Journal of Economics and Business, 2009, 61, (4), 326-338 View citations (73)
    See also Working Paper A tale of two audiences: spectators, television viewers and outcome uncertainty in Spanish football, Working Papers (2007) View citations (2) (2007)
19. Insights for clubs from modelling match attendance in football
    Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2009, 60, (2), 147-155 View citations (22)

2008

20. Competitive Balance and Attendance in Major League Baseball: An Empirical Test of the Uncertainty of Outcome Hypothesis
    International Journal of Sport Finance, 2008, 3, (3), 146-155
21. Stadium attendance and television audience demand in English league football
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 2008, 29, (6), 513-523 View citations (70)

2007

22. Freedom of Entry, Market Size, and Competitive Outcome: Evidence from English Soccer
    Southern Economic Journal, 2007, 74, (1), 204-213 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Freedom of entry, market size and competitive outcome: evidence from English soccer, Working Papers (2005) View citations (4) (2005)

2006

23. English Football
    Journal of Sports Economics, 2006, 7, (1), 29-46 View citations (25)
    See also Chapter English Football, Palgrave Macmillan Books, 2010, 162-181 (2010) (2010)

2005

24. OUTCOME UNCERTAINTY AND THE COUCH POTATO AUDIENCE
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 52, (4), 641-661 View citations (123)
    See also Working Paper Outcome uncertainty and the couch potato audience, Working Papers (2004) View citations (8) (2004)

Chapters

2021

1. Does live broadcasting displace gate attendances? Evidence from the English Football League
   Chapter 10 in A Modern Guide to Sports Economics, 2021, pp 152-173
2. Television audience demand for football: disaggregation by gender, age and socio-economic status
   Chapter 9 in A Modern Guide to Sports Economics, 2021, pp 126-151

2017

3. New empirical evidence on the Tote–SP anomaly and its implications for models of risky choice in gambling markets
   Chapter 6 in The Economics of Sports Betting, 2017, pp 92-104

2014

4. Spectator demand and attendances in English league football
   Chapter 4 in Handbook on the Economics of Professional Football, 2014, pp 60-72 View citations (2)

2010

5. English Football
   Palgrave Macmillan
   See also Journal Article English Football, (2006) View citations (25) (2006)

2006

6. The Demand for Sports Broadcasting
   Chapter 10 in Handbook on the Economics of Sport, 2006 View citations (2)