Journal of Sports Economics

2000 - 2026

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Volume 27, issue 2, 2026

Uneven Bars? Looking for Environmental Microaggression Effects in NCAA Women’s Gymnastics pp. 151-170

Tommy Morgan and Seth Cannon

Objective Calls Under the Spotlight: Referee Consistency and Behaviour on Football's Biggest Stage pp. 171-213

David Butler, Robert Butler and Carl Singleton

The Relevance of Betting Market Outcome Uncertainty: Decided Wagers and Television Viewership Loss pp. 214-232

Steven Salaga, Brian M Mills and Katie M Brown

Analyzing the Impact of the 2010 Soccer World Cup on South Africa: A Synthetic Control Method pp. 233-278

Busani Moyo and Tendai Gwatidzo

Volume 27, issue 1, 2026

Intergalactic Peer Effects: The Role of Teammates in StarCraft 2 pp. 3-26

Robert Baumann and Justin Svec

The 12th Man Plays Defense: The Effects of Heterogeneous COVID-19 NFL Stadium Attendance Restrictions pp. 27-56

Adam Cook

Winning at Home? Gender Inequality, Corruption, and the Host Country’s Olympic Success pp. 57-87

Andrea Bernini and Corentin Dubreucq-Perus

The Well-Being Value of Sport for Loneliness and Depression pp. 88-115

Jelle Schoemaker, Willem De Boer, Larissa Davies and Themis Kokolakakis

The Impact of Legalized Sports Betting on Aggression pp. 116-146

Wenche Wang and Hua Gong

Volume 26, issue 8, 2025

The Impact of Scheduling and Match Congestion on Team Performance in Professional Soccer pp. 887-912

Peter Stüttgen

With the Game on the (Betting) Line: NBA Referee Performance in the Last Two Minutes pp. 913-935

Ariel R Belasen, Alan T Belasen and Alexandre M Olbrecht

Remembering the (College Football) Titans: Integrating College Football in the South pp. 936-952

Benjamin Posmanick

Skills vs. Luck: Decomposing Deviations from Expected Performance in European Football Leagues pp. 953-975

Felix Holzmeister and Magnus Johannesson

Competitive Balance in North American Sports Leagues: An Application of Multivariate Change Point Analysis pp. 976-993

Brian M. Mills and Mena Whalen

Economic Inequality and Convergence Through the Lens of Two Sports pp. 994-1017

Daryna Grechyna and Viktor Grechyn

Volume 26, issue 7, 2025

They were Robbed! Scoring by the Middlemost to Attenuate Biased Judging in Boxing pp. 771-782

Stuart Baumann and Carl Singleton

Are English Premier League Teams Paid Like Bureaucrats? An Incentive Analysis of Monetary Match Importance* pp. 783-815

Jeffrey Cisyk, Pascal Courty and Amin Kouhbor

The Impact of Pool Sharing on the Distribution of Playing Talent in the N-Team Leagues pp. 816-841

Masaki Fujimoto

Unveiling the Influence of Air Pollution on Sports Demand: Evidence from the Chinese Football Association Super League pp. 842-866

Zhiqi Tian, Shyue Chuan Chong, Hui Shan Lee and Yiqi Qiu

Competitive Recruiting Imbalances Between National Collegiate Athletic Association Conferences pp. 867-883

Adam Houston, Peter A Groothuis and Dennis Guignet

Volume 26, issue 6, 2025

For A Brighter Tomorrow—A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Athletes’ International Migration pp. 647-667

Julian Alexander Klöcker and Frank Daumann

The Effect of Basketball Analytics Investment on National Basketball Association (NBA) Team Performance pp. 668-688

Henry Wang, Arnab Sarker and Anette Hosoi

Vertical Integration and Competitive Balance in Professional Sports: Evidence From Minor League Baseball pp. 689-722

Qi Ge, Brad Humphreys and Alexander Eisert

Different Strokes: Winning Strategies in Women's (and Men's) Big Bash Cricket pp. 723-743

Patrick Massey and Vincent Hogan

Crowds and Managerial Decisions in European Football Leagues pp. 744-765

Christopher Magee

Volume 26, issue 5, 2025

Fading Shooting Stars—The Relative Age Effect, Ability, and Foregone Market Values in German Elite Youth Soccer pp. 499-542

Lukas Tohoff and Mario Mechtel

Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Effect of NIL and Transfer Rule Changes on College Basketball Players Entering the NBA Draft pp. 543-561

Cole McDaniel, Brian Meehan and E. Frank Stephenson

Externalities of Violence: The Effects of National Hockey League Fighting on Youth Hockey Participation pp. 562-588

Derek Kellenberg and Matthew P. Taylor

Offside Urban Echoes: Exploring the Spatial Dynamics of Soccer and Crime in Medellin pp. 589-623

Gustavo Canavire-Bacarreza, Catalina Gomez-Toro and Joaquin A. Urrego

Battle of the Sexes Over Fans—Is Men’s Soccer a Substitute for Women’s Soccer? pp. 624-643

Galila Nasser and Christian Deutscher

Volume 26, issue 4, 2025

The Golden Ticket: Examining the Impact of Winning the Western States Endurance Run Lottery on Subsequent Ultramarathon Performance and Travel Decisions pp. 359-376

Evan Bennett and Michael Cary

The Effects of Crowds on Professional European Basketball Teams pp. 377-396

Juan Luis Jiménez, Jorge Valido and Marcos Jiménez

Professional Sports Facility Construction Projects and Infant Health pp. 397-426

Brad Humphreys and Jane E. Ruseski

Homegrown Heroes: The Impact of Locally Born Hockey Players on Attendance and Revenue in the National Hockey League pp. 427-453

Édouard Perron and Min Hu

From Madrid to Mecca: Wage Premiums in a Specialized Labor Market pp. 454-496

Matthew Gnagey and Alvaro La Parra-Perez

Volume 26, issue 3, 2025

Game Day Traffic and Sports: Evidence From Yankee Stadium in the Bronx pp. 219-239

Hui Hwang, Brad Humphreys and Hyunwoong Pyun

Suspense and Surprise: The Role of Bookmakers’ Spreads pp. 240-267

Isabel Abinzano, Harold Bonilla and Luis Muga

Higher, Faster, Further: Performance Heterogeneity and Social Facilitation in Professional Track and Field pp. 268-289

Finn Spilker

Willingness to Pay for Hosting Formula One pp. 290-315

Christian Gjersing Nielsen, Søren Olsen and Arne Feddersen

Show Me the Money! The Immediate Impact of Name, Image, and Likeness on College Football Recruiting pp. 316-335

Joshua Pitts and Brent A. Evans

Interest in Sports and Sports Betting pp. 336-352

Jaume Garcia, Levi Pérez and María José Suárez

In Memoriam: W. David Allen pp. 353-353

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Volume 26, issue 2, 2025

An Introduction to the James Quirk Special Issue and the Economics of Combat Sport pp. 135-138

Robert Butler

James Patrick Quirk: An Academic Obituary pp. 139-147

Rodney Fort

Compensating Differentials for the Risk of Reinjury – Lessons from Professional Boxing pp. 148-171

Peter Anderson

The Emergence of Mixed Martial-Arts and the Future of Boxing: An Analysis of Consumer Interest and Compensation pp. 172-195

Nicholas M. Watanabe, Brian P. Soebbing, Tarlan Chahardovali and Yinle Huang

Outcome Uncertainty and Viewer Demand for Basic Cable Boxing pp. 196-213

David Butler, Robert Butler, Joel Maxcy and Simon Woodworth

Volume 26, issue 1, 2025

Ranking in Incomplete Tournaments: The Generalized Win Percentage Method, Efficiency, and NCAA Football pp. 3-34

Fernando Leiva Bertrán

Gender Differences in the Concentration of Individual Performance: Evidence From Track and Field Athletics pp. 35-54

Bernd Frick

How COVID-19 Affected Participation in Ultramarathons: Gender, Risk Aversion, and Travel pp. 55-77

Michael Cary and Heather M. Stephens

Do Jockeys “Look to†or “Rest on†Their Laurels After a Sequence of Winning Rides? pp. 78-114

Rodney Falvey, Gulasekaran Rajaguru and Robert Wrathall

Online Versus Offline eSports Tournaments: Prize Structure and Individual Performance pp. 115-132

Evgeniya Shenkman, Mariia Molodchik and Petr Parshakov