literature on superstars in sport as a determinant for demand. The econometric analysis uses NFL stadium attendance data between …The sport economic literature relies on the city size to proxy for the size of the home market of sports teams. This … paper seeks to clarify whether the commonly used definition for home market size in sports economics is actually a valid …

Practices and conducts in professional and even amateur sports can be subject to competition laws as soon as commercial … influences attractiveness and marketability of the sports in question. After discussing fundamental issues, this contributions … reviews selected landmark cases in sports competition policy from an economic perspective. This includes the U.S. baseball …

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 …

This paper examines the growing trend of NFL players to forego participation in the league's yearly All-Star Game, the …