participation in that sport. This study is the first to analyse the impact of sports heroes on the membership figures of the … corresponding sports association by means of an econometric analysis. We do so by evaluating the so-called "Boris Becker effect" by … ascendency of the sport stars. With the first paradox, their retirement should then have a positive effect. In this sense, our …

systematically across types of sports facilities. Publicly provided open sports fields and sport halls tend to be concentrated in …This study analyses the sports infrastructure of Hamburg, Germany, from the residents’ perspective. Empirical evidence … is provided for the Sports Place Theory developed by BALE (2003) using a micro-level dataset of 1,319 sports facilities …

participation in that sport. This study is the first to analyze the impact of sports heroes on the membership figures of the … corresponding sports association by means of an econometric analysis. We do so by evaluating the so-called 'Boris Becker effect' by … ascendency of the sport stars. With the first paradox, their retirement should then have a positive effect. In this sense, our …

effects. We do, however, reaffirm their result of no significant wage effects. -- Olympic Games ; sports economics ; mega …