Verlagstext: Sportgroßveranstaltungen haben in den vergangenen Jahren weltweit zunehmende wirtschaftliche und gesellschaftliche Bedeutung erlangt.Der Entschluss, eine Sportgroßveranstaltung zu realisieren, stellt für die betroffenen Institutionen oftmals eine Frage besonderer Tragweite dar,...

The awarding of the Olympic Games to a certain city or the announcement of a city's Olympic bid may be considered as a news shock that affects agents' market expectations. A news shock implies potential impacts on the dynamic adjustment process that change not only the volatility but also the...

1. Introduction -- 2. The curious case of the missing social agent in sports economics -- 3. Missing links: towards a theory of social economic agency for sports attendance -- 4. A critical realist-behavioural economics hybrid theory of sports attendance demand: the view from the other side of...