Regional effects of professional sports franchises: causal evidence from four European football leagues

Matthias Brachert

Regional Studies, 2021, vol. 55, issue 2, 295-306

Abstract: The locational pattern of clubs in four professional football leagues in Europe is used to test the causal effect of relegations on short-run regional development. The study relies on the relegation mode of the classical round-robin tournament in the European model of sport to develop a regression-discontinuity design. The results indicate small and significant negative short-term effects on regional employment and output in the sports-related economic sector. In addition, small negative effects on overall regional employment growth are found. Total regional gross value added remains unaffected.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2020.1759794

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