We present two models to estimate the relevance of managerial ability on performance and the managerial skills in keeping up cultural diversity. We use a large database on professional soccer in England. The manager can have an impact on performance only by improving economic efficiency or by...

Using detailed tournament data from four sources on 76 distinct managers coaching 34 teams in 1,580 matches covering ten seasons of the Italian male soccer premier league (“Serie A”), we provide field evidence on the impact of managerial decisions on team performance. We document that...

It is difficult to test the prediction that future career prospects create implicit effort incentives because researchers cannot randomly “assign” career prospects to economic agents. To overcome this challenge, we use data from professional soccer, where employees of the same club face...

Der Wirtschaftsjournalist gewährt spannende Einblicke in die ausufernde Kommerzialisierung des Fussballs vor der Corona-Krise. Irrwitzige Ablösesummen und Gehälter und generell das Streben nach mehr Profit stellen den Profifussball vor eine Zerreissprobe, da die Akzeptanz in der Gesellschaft...