The order of actions in contests may generate different psychological effects which, in turn, may influence contestants' probabilities to win. The Prouhet-Thue-Morse sequence in which the first 'n' moves is the exact mirror image of the next 'n' moves should theoretically terminate any advantage...

Die vorliegende empirische Dissertation untersucht verschiedene Forschungsfragen im Bereich der Sportökonomie. Die empirischen Analysen werden anhand von individuell zusammengestellten Datensätzen mit Informationen zur finanziellen und sportlichen Leistungsfähigkeit der vier großen...

We estimate Cox models to determine proportional hazard rates in professional basketball, concerning leaving the league or changing the team by using a database covering all players of the NBA in the 90's. We predict and confirm that league-hazards depend on a player's performance. A teamswitch,...

Previous studies, using data from the 1980s, found that racial composition of NBA teams is positively correlated with racial composition of the metropolitan markets in which the teams are located. Researchers have interpreted this evidence as consistent with a "customer discrimination"...