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The flexibility of the workweek in the United States: evidence from the FIFA World Cup
Lozano, Fernando Antonio - 2009
In this paper I explore the flexibility of the work week in the United States, using the FIFA Soccer World Cup as a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275691
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The Flexibility of the Workweek in the United States: Evidence from the FIFA World Cup
Lozano, Fernando A. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
In this paper I explore the flexibility of the work week in the United States, using the FIFA Soccer World Cup as a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005004560
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Is Soccer Good for You? The Motivational Impact of Big Sporting Events on the Unemployed
Doerrenberg, Philipp; Siegloch, Sebastian - 2014
We examine the effect of salient international soccer tournaments on the motivation of unemployed individuals to search …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328983
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Does the Home Advantage Depend on Crowd Support? Evidence from Same-Stadium Derbies
Ponzo, Michela; Scoppa, Vincenzo - 2014
We investigate to what extent crowd support contributes to the home advantage in soccer, disentangling this effect from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352323
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Twelve Eyes See More Than Eight. Referee Bias and the Introduction of Additional Assistant Referees in Soccer
Verstraeten, Olivier; Baert, Stijn - 2019
We are the first to investigate whether the introduction of additional assistant referees in the UEFA Europa League (in season 2009-2010) and the UEFA Champions League (in season 2010-2011) was associated with lower referee bias. To this end, we analyse a unique database with pre- and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012005843
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Home Advantage in European International Soccer: Which Dimension of Distance Matters?
van Damme, Nils; Baert, Stijn - 2019
We investigate whether the home advantage in soccer differs by various dimensions of distance between the (regions of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012005844
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Player Dismissal and Full Time Results in the UEFA Champions League and Europa League
De Meyere, Arne; Vanruymbeke, Ward; Baert, Stijn - 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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011931687
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The Italian job: match rigging, career concerns and media concentration in Serie A
Boeri, Tito; Severgnini, Battista - 2008
judicial inquiry carried out in 2006 on corruption in the Italian soccer league. Unlike previous studies, we can estimate the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269071
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Psychological pressure in competitive environments: Evidence from a randomized natural experiment ; comment
Kocher, Martin G.; Lenz, Marc V.; Sutter, Matthias - 2010
competitions that teams kicking first in soccer penalty shootouts win significantly more often than teams kicking second …. Collecting data for the entire history of six major soccer competitions we cannot replicate their result. Teams kicking first win …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269853
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No Better Moment to Score a Goal than Just Before Half Time? A Soccer Myth Statistically Tested
Baert, Stijn; Amez, Simon - 2016
We test the soccer myth suggesting that a particularly good moment to score a goal is just before half time. To this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011494352