How Sensitive are Sports Fans to Unemployment?

Jan C. van Ours and J Reade

No 16171, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: We analyze attendance of professional football matches in England finding that it is related to unemployment over a very long period of time. More unemployment leads to lower attendances. Distinguishing between leagues, we find that the relationship is larger for lower leagues, i.e. attendance of lower quality football events are more sensitive to fluctuations in unemployment.

Keywords: Stadium attendance; English football; Unemployment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-05
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