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on Sports and Economics |
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Issue of 2012‒06‒25
two papers chosen by Joao Carlos Correia Leitao University of Beira Interior and Technical University of Lisbon |
| By: | Jen D. Snowball |
| Abstract: | Despite the debate about whether arts consumers are also sports consumers, many countries have used cultural events to leverage further tourism spending from sports events, the most famous example being the cultural Olympics. This paper reports the findings of research conducted at the 2010 South African National Arts Festival, which was specifically timed to coincide with Soccer World Cup matches being played in a nearby city. Of the 600 interviews conducted with Festival-goers, only 23% reported also attending World Cup soccer matches. Regression analysis revealed that, while there is some overlap between arts and sports attendees, their demographics and consumption habits are significantly different. However, consumption outside of major events showed somewhat more overlap. This suggests that staging cultural events at the same time as major sporting events is not an ideal strategy, since they tend to compete with, rather than complement, each other. |
| Keywords: | migration, trade, tourism, history, cultural affinity, ethnic reunion, ethnicity |
| Date: | 2012 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:rza:wpaper:294&r=spo |
| By: | Rogge, Nicky (Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel (HUB)); Van Reeth, Daam (Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel (HUB)); Van Puyenbroeck, Tom (Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel (HUB), KULeuven) |
| Abstract: | This paper uses a robust (order-m) Data Envelopment Analysis approach to evaluate the efficiency of Tour de France cycling teams for the period 2007- 2011. Since there are multiple ways in which this event can be successful for a cycling team, we take it that managers face strategic input decisions regarding team and rider characteristics. Specifically, we distinguish between ranking teams, sprint teams, and mixed teams, and compute for each of these an efficiency score as due to the team’s performance relative to similarly classified teams and an efficiency score that is the consequence of the team type. We find that ranking teams are generally more efficient than other types. |
| Keywords: | Data Envelopment Analysis, Tour de France, Cycling, Team Types, Performance Evaluation; Robust order-m |
| Date: | 2012–02 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hub:wpecon:201212&r=spo |