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...

Reitschulen bilden den wichtigsten Zugangsweg wenn es darum geht, neue Zielgruppen anzusprechen und ihnen den Einstieg in den Pferdesport zu ermöglichen. Für den deutschen Pferdesport ist dies in Zeiten sinkender Mitgliedszahlen und anderer aktueller Herausforderung von hoher Bedeutung. Trotz...

We investigate the simultaneous schedule determination of several leagues in a championship. Beside limited availability of venues, the substitution of players among teams of a club requires the consideration of mutual match slot exclusions associated with teams playing in different leagues...

The 50plus1-rule in German football is a controversially discussed institution that regulates investment behavior of professional football teams. This paper discusses from a sports economics perspective the suspected market failures that the 50plus1-rule is expected to prevent. To examine the...

In this study the performance of players in relegated German football clubs is analysed, in particular the change in their contribution to team production. The players in the data sample differ regarding their outside options. Different career opportunities of players may have two effects when...

This study examines the willingness-to-pay (WTP) and the willingness-to-work (WTW) of German riding club members for an overall quality improvement. Therefore, German riding club members were asked via an online questionnaire. As far as the author knows, this study is the first to include the...

Eine Teilnahme an der UEFA Champions League ermöglicht Vereinen, erhebliche finanzielle Zusatzeinnahmen zu generieren und ihre Kader so weiter zu verstärken. Gerade Vertreter schwächerer Bundesligaklubs beklagen sich daher über abnehmende Wettbewerbschancen und eine Schwächung der...