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Minimum wages as a barrier to entry : evidence from Germany
Bachmann, Ronald; Bauer, Thomas K.; Frings, Hanna - 2012
This study analyses employers' support for the introduction of industry-specific minimum wages as a cost-raising strategy in order to deter market entry. Using a unique data set consisting of 800 firms in the German service sector, we find some evidence that high-productivity employers support...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009579239
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Minimum wages as a barrier to entry : evidence from Germany
Bachmann, Ronald; Bauer, Thomas K.; Kroeger, Hanna - 2012
This study analyses employers' support for the introduction of industry-specific minimum wages as a cost-raising strategy in order to deter market entry. Using a unique data set consisting of 800 firms in the German service sector, we find some evidence that high-productivity employers support...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009536582
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The search for optimal competitive balance in formula one
Krauskopf, Thomas; Langen, Martin; Bünger, Björn - 2010
In this paper an analysis of the determinants of attractiveness of the Formula One is attempted. Therefore the concept … is an optimal level of competitive balance which maximizes the attractiveness. This concept will be applied through an … competitive balance. -- Sports Economics ; Formula 1 ; competitive balance ; attractiveness of sports …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009374775
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Trends in competitive balance : is there evidence for growing imbalance in professional sport leagues?
Feddersen, Arne; Maennig, Wolfgang - 2005 - Version: January 2005
in the clubs' ability to improve sporting performance and ultimately to a loss of attractiveness and loss of income for …
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Expectations as Reference Points : Field Evidence from Experienced Subjects in a Competitive, High-Stakes Environment
Bartling, Björn - 2012
We show that professional soccer players exhibit reference-dependent behavior during matches. Controlling for the state of the match and for unobserved heterogeneity, we show on a minute-by-minute basis that a player breaches the rules of the game, measured by the referee's assignment of cards,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013105143
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Competitive Balance and Attention Level Effects : Theoretical Considerations and Preliminary Evidence
Pawlowski, Tim - 2014
We try to better understand possible reasons for deviations between statistically-measured competitive balance (CB) and perceived CB. Moreover, we suggest answers to the following questions: are there specific dimensions of CB that are perceived to be significantly less balanced in the Danish...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013057030
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Competitive Balance and Assortative Matching in the German Bundesliga
Sittl, Roman - 2016
In this paper we consider trends in the distribution of player talent across association football clubs over time. Player talent is the most important prerequisite for team success in professional sports leagues and changes in players' assortativeness in regard to the clubs they play for may...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012984635
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Expectations as reference points : field evidence from experienced subjects in a competitive, high-stakes environment
Bartling, Björn; Brandes, Leif; Schunk, Daniel - 2012
We show that professional soccer players exhibit reference-dependent behavior during matches. Controlling for the state of the match and for unobserved heterogeneity, we show on a minute-by-minute basis that a player breaches the rules of the game, measured by the referee's assignment of cards,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009742603
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Expectations as reference points : field evidence from experienced subjects in a competitive, high-stakes environment
Bartling, Björn; Brandes, Leif; Schunk, Daniel - 2012
We show that professional soccer players exhibit reference-dependent behavior during matches. Controlling for the state of the match and for unobserved heterogeneity, we show on a minute-by-minute basis that a player breaches the rules of the game, measured by the referee's assignment of cards,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009540777
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Competitive balance and assortative matching in the German Bundesliga
Sittl, Roman; Warnke, Arne Jonas - 2016
In this paper we consider trends in the distribution of player talent across association football clubs over time. Player talent is the most important prerequisite for team success in professional sports leagues and changes in players' assortativeness in regard to the clubs they play for may...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011522674