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on Sports and Economics |
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Issue of 2012‒12‒15
three papers chosen by Joao Carlos Correia Leitao University of Beira Interior and Technical University of Lisbon |
| By: | Rockerbie, Duane W |
| Abstract: | The relative standard deviation (RSD) measure of league parity is persistently higher for the National Basketball Association (NBA) than the other three major sports leagues in North America. This anomaly spans the last three decades and is not explained by differences in league distributions of revenue, payroll or local market characteristics, placing the standard model of the professional sports league in question. The argument that a short supply of tall players is one possible explanation, but we offer a more attractive explanation. With a much greater number of scoring attempts in each game, basketball reduces the influence of random outcomes in the number of points scored per game and also season winning percentage. Our simulations demonstrate that lesser parity in the NBA is inherent in the rules of the game so that inter-league comparisons must be interpreted carefully. |
| Keywords: | sports; parity; NBA |
| JEL: | L13 L83 |
| Date: | 2012–12–01 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:43088&r=spo |
| By: | Schafer, Jonas |
| Abstract: | Eine gut funktionierende Nachwuchsförderung bildet die Basis für spätere Spitzenleistungen im Sport und wird darum von Verbänden als eine der wichtigsten Aufgaben überhaupt angesehen. Der Erfolg dieser lässt sich aber durch das Verbandsmanagement nur bedingt steuern, wie eine am VMI durchgeführte Studie zeigt. Zwar kann durch die Gestaltung der Verbandsstruktur und -strategie dazu beitragen werden, eine auf der operativen Ebene möglichst optimale Nachwuchsförderung zu implementieren, am Ende geben jedoch oftmals die verfügbaren Ressourcen Ausschlag über Erfolg oder Misserfolg. |
| Keywords: | Sportverein; Nachwuchsförderung; Nonprofit-Organisation |
| JEL: | L3 L31 L83 |
| Date: | 2012–12–03 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fri:fribow:fribow00437&r=spo |
| By: | Raul Caruso (DISCE, Università Cattolica); Marco Di Domizio (Dipartimento di Scienze della comunicazione, Università di Teramo) |
| Abstract: | This paper investigates the impact of hooliganism on attendance in Italian stadium and the effect of anti-violence measures adopted by Italian Government in 2007. Results first show that a structural break took place on Serie A average attendance in season 1979/80. The econometric investigation focused on the average of tickets sold per game as dependent variable. We have found a robust negative impact of hooliganism and match-fixing scandals on stadium attendance. In the light of the previous results we focus on recent policy measures adopted by Italian authorities aiming at reducing hooliganism. These measures, grounded on a ‘fidelity card’, were designed to keep out the extreme and violent part of committed fans in favour of the uncommitted. According to our econometric investigation involving single match played in Serie A from season 2007/08 to 2011/12 the substitution effect failed and the ‘fidelity card’ strategy did not turn to be successful if considering the average attendance point of view. |
| Keywords: | Hooliganism, Stadium attendance, Italian Serie A |
| JEL: | D12 K42 L83 |
| Date: | 2012–11 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ctc:serie5:ispe0062&r=spo |