The Econometrics of Sport

Edited by Plácido Rodríguez, Stefan Kesenne and Jaume Garcia Villar

in Books from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: The study of sport in the economy presents a rich arena for the application of sharply focused microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics to both team and individual outcomes. This unique book offers a survey of recent research that follows the tradition of empirical and theoretical analysis of sport economics and econometrics.

Keywords: Economics and Finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
ISBN: 9781781002858
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Two to tango: optimum competitive balance in professional sports leagues , pp 3-34

John Vrooman

Ch 2 Major League Baseball attendance time series: league policy lessons , pp 35-50

Rodney Fort and Young Hoon Lee

Ch 3 Wages, transfers and the variation of team performance in the English Premier League , pp 53-62

Stefan Szymanski

Ch 4 Team wage bills and sporting performance: evidence from (major and minor) European football leagues , pp 63-80

Bernd Frick

Ch 5 Returns to thuggery in the National Hockey League: the effects of increased enforcement , pp 81-98

Leo Kahane, Neil Longley and Robert Simmons

Ch 6 Valuing the blind side: pay and performance of offensive linemen in the National Football League , pp 99-114

David Berri, Brad Humphreys and Robert Simmons

Ch 7 Endogeneity in attendance demand models , pp 117-134

Roger Noll

Ch 8 Estimation of temporal variations in fan loyalty: application of multi-factor models , pp 135-153

Young Hoon Lee

Ch 9 The determinants of football match attendance in Spanish football: an empirical analysis , pp 154-166

Jaume Garcia Villar and Plácido Rodríguez

Ch 10 Estimating economic impact using ex post econometric analysis: cautionary tales , pp 169-188

Robert Baumann and Victor Matheson

Ch 11 Should I wish on a stadium? Measuring the average effect on the treated , pp 189-201

Gabriel Ahlfeldt and Georgios Kavetsos

Ch 12 Spain and the FIFA World Cup 2018/2022: a qualitative and quantitative analysis , pp 202-220

José Ba-os and Plácido Rodríguez

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