In this paper we consider trends in the distribution of player talent across association football clubs over time. Player talent is the most important prerequisite for team success in professional sports leagues and changes in players' assortativeness in regard to the clubs they play for may...

Reitschulen bilden den wichtigsten Zugangsweg wenn es darum geht, neue Zielgruppen anzusprechen und ihnen den Einstieg in den Pferdesport zu ermöglichen. Für den deutschen Pferdesport ist dies in Zeiten sinkender Mitgliedszahlen und anderer aktueller Herausforderung von hoher Bedeutung. Trotz...

We investigate the simultaneous schedule determination of several leagues in a championship. Beside limited availability of venues, the substitution of players among teams of a club requires the consideration of mutual match slot exclusions associated with teams playing in different leagues...

The 50plus1-rule in German football is a controversially discussed institution that regulates investment behavior of professional football teams. This paper discusses from a sports economics perspective the suspected market failures that the 50plus1-rule is expected to prevent. To examine the...

In this study the performance of players in relegated German football clubs is analysed, in particular the change in their contribution to team production. The players in the data sample differ regarding their outside options. Different career opportunities of players may have two effects when...

Die Arbeit untersucht die Frage, ob die Fernsehrechte an der Fußball-Bundesliga zentral durch den DFB bzw. durch die DFL oder dezentral durch die Vereine vermarktet werden sollten. Dabei werden sport-, wettbewerbs- und wohlfahrtsökonomische Argumente gegeneinander abgewogen. Insbesondere wird...