Purpose: The main goal of this paper is to evaluate the players' contribution and economic value in the soccer industry. Media visibility records provide us with comparable metrics to identify talent and make hiring decisions – these records can jointly capture sport (on-field) skills and...

In labor markets where few companies compete for many workers, economic theory predicts monopsony rents. Surprisingly, soccer clubs do not profit from the expected rents. The purpose of this study is to explain such contradictory evidence. <P>Our model and empirical test, using data obtained from...</p>

En este artículo se analiza el impacto económico y mediático para la ciudad de Gijón de la celebración del Campeonato del Mundo de Patinaje de Velocidad, celebrado en septiembre del año 2008. Para medir el im¬pacto económico se utilizan las tablas input-output de Asturias...