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The Economics of Discrimination : Evidence from Basketball
Kahn, Lawrence M. - 2009
This Chapter reviews evidence on discrimination in basketball, primarily examining studies on race but with some …
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Home Advantage in European International Soccer : Which Dimension of Distance Matters?
van Damme, Nils - 2019
prosperity. To this end, we analyse 2,012 recent matches played in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. We find that …
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Contracts as Rent Seeking Devices : Evidence from German Soccer
Feess, Eberhard; Gerfin, Michael; Muehlheusser, Gerd - 2021
Recent theoretical research has identified many ways how contracts can be used as rent seeking devices vis-à-vis third parties, but there is no empirical evidence on this issue so far. To test some basic qualitative properties of this literature, we develop a theoretical and empirical framework...
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How to Reduce Discrimination? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Amateur Soccer
Dur, Robert; Gomez-Gonzalez, Carlos; Nesseler, Cornel - 2022
with the Norwegian Football Federation. The federation sent an email to a random selection of about 500 amateur soccer …
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Player Dismissal and Full Time Results in the UEFA Champions League and Europa League
De Meyere, Arne - 2018
international club soccer. To this end, we analyse data of more than 2,000 recent games in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa …
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Does Compliance with Financial Fair Play Rules Improve the Football Clubs' Sport Performance and Their Chances to Reach UEFA Competitions?
Garcia-del-Barrio, Pedro; Agnese, Pablo - 2022
responsibility implies better sport performance and higher chances to qualify for the Champions and Europa Leagues …This paper evaluates the European football clubs' compliance with UEFA Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations and the … effect of financial stability on sport achievements. The empirical analysis uses data of teams competing in the 1st division …
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Fatigue and Team Performance in Soccer : Evidence from the FIFA World Cup and the Uefa European Championship
Scoppa, Vincenzo - 2013
We investigate the role of fatigue in soccer (football). Although this issue is important for the "productivity" of … the UEFA European Football Championship (from 1960 to 2012). We relate team performance (in terms of points gained and …
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Anonymous Job Applications in Europe
Krause-Pilatus, Annabelle - 2013
Numerous empirical studies find a substantial extent of discrimination in hiring decisions. Anonymous job applications have gained attention and popularity to identify and combat this form of discrimination. To test whether their intended effects result in practice, in several European countries...
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Productivity Under Large Pay Increases : Evidence from Professional Baseball
Papps, Kerry L. - 2010
The establishment of the free agency system in the 1970s resulted in large salary increases among professional baseball players. Historical data show that players have tended to perform better at early stages of their careers since free agency was introduced. Under the current salary bargaining...
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The Superstar Quest : Does Youth Talent Predict Professional Success for Female and Male Tennis Players?
Grove, Wayne A. - 2014
We estimate the relationship between international youth and professional tennis rankings. We find no difference between the predictiveness of rankings from age 14 & Under versus age 16 & Under competitions. The most persistent predictor of professional success is beating older top ranked...
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