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Grinols, Earl L.; Mustard, David B. - EconWPA - 2005

We examine the relationship between casinos and crime using county-level data for the US between 1977 and 1996. Casinos … pathological gambling, occur over time. The results suggest that the effect on crime is low shortly after a casino opens, and grows … over time. Roughly 8 percent of crime in casino counties in 1996 was attributable to casinos, costing the average adult $75 …

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QUARTERLY ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS REPORT- PIETERMARITZBURG and UMGUNGUNDLOVU DISTRICT

Coetzee, Clive - EconWPA - 2005

There was (and still is) a lot of speculation about the current performance and structure of the Pietermaritzburg and uMgungundlovu District economy and business environment. The debate is mainly driven by haphazard observations and subjective feelings, thus hampering effective and efficient...

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REGIONAL PUSH: TOWARDS A GEOGRAPHY OF DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES

Scott, Allen J. - EconWPA - 2005

Regional push derives from the geographic agglomeration of economic activities, and is expressed in increments to national productivity. Various pieces of statistical evidence in favor of the existence of regional push effects in low- and middle-income economies are marshalled. The origins of...

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Empresarialidad e instituciones: dos nuevas perspectivas del analisis regional contemporáneo

Valentina, Viego - EconWPA - 2005

This paper offers a review of the main progress made in entrepreneurship analysis and institutional economics, discussing its possible integration to general theory of economic development, considering the increasing importance that these topics have gained in contemporary approaches of...

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Competitive Balance in the Portuguese premier league of professional soccer

Marques, Antonio - EconWPA - 2002

Paper is under revision, pdf is not available. Competitive balance is what makes the sport becoming an attractive event. Contrary to other industries, a reduction in competition and a hypothetically dominant position could mean the end of the championship. If there is only one team, the...

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Free-Agency and the Competitiveness of Major-League Baseball

II, Craig A. Depken - EconWPA - 1996

I investigate whether the removal of the reserve clause in professional baseball has affected the competitive nature of the industry in the context of whether teams are actively attempting to monopolize in high- valued inputs. It is possible that a very few teams could purchase all of the best...

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European football: Back to the 1950s

Groot, Loek - EconWPA - 2005

The point of departure in this paper is the diagnosis of Hoehn and Szymanski (1999) that the interlocking system of European football creates an unbalanced system. To secure competitive balance at both the European and the national level, they recommend to reform European football into a closed...

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DE-COMMERCIALIZZARE IL CALCIO EUROPEO E SALVAGUARDARNE L'EQUILIBRIO COMPETITIVO: UNA PROPOSTA WELFARISTA

Groot, Loek - EconWPA - 2005

SOMMARIO: Introduzione. - 1. Misurare l'equilibrio competitivo del calcio europeo - 2. Il mercato per i diritti di trasmissione televisiva del calcio - 2.1 Il lato dell'offerta - 2.2 il lato della domanda - 2.3 Policy implications - 3. Conclusioni

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Revenue Sharing, Conjectures, and Scarce Talent in a Model of a Professional Sports League

Easton, Stephen; Rockerbie, Duane - EconWPA - 2003

We develop a model of a representative professional sports club that has the option of adopting one of two different forms of revenue sharing: traditional revenue sharing and central pool type revenue sharing. To adopt either form of revenue sharing, the league requires that a majority of clubs...

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Your Morals Are Your Moods

Kirchsteiger, Georg; Rigotti, Luca; Rustichini, Aldo - EconWPA - 2001

We test the effect of players' moods on their behavior in a gift-exchange game. In the first stage of the game, player 1 chooses a transfer to player 2. In the second stage, player 2 chooses an effort level. Higher effort is more costly for player 2, but it increases player 1's payoff. We say...

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