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Is the NFL's Pro Bowl broken? : considering the players' perspective

Kunz-Kaltenhäuser, Philipp - 2021

This paper examines the growing trend of NFL players to forego participation in the league's yearly All-Star Game, the Pro Bowl. Viewership of the Pro Bowl has been substantially lower than the average game day in recent years, causing controversial discussions about the viability of the game...

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Do new ballparks affect the home-field advantage?

Sommers, Paul M. - 2010

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Differences in the voting patterns of experts, peers, and fans - analyzing the NFL's all-star team selections

Kunz-Kaltenhäuser, Philipp; Gänßle, Sophia; … - 2023

Experts' voting behavior is conjectured to be more objective than peer voting (own group/peers) and public voters (everyone interested), who are supposedly influenced by all sorts of subjective aspects. We examine differences in voting behavior between these groups by analyzing the voting...

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The causal economic effects of Olympic Games on host regions

Firgo, Matthias - 2019

This paper studies the effects of hosting Olympic Games on the regional economy in the short- and long-run. For identification, runners-up in the Olympic bidding process are used to construct the counterfactual for Olympic host regions. In the short-run, hosting Summer Olympics boosts regional...

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Four cases in sports competition policy: baseball, judo, football, and motor racing

Budzinski, Oliver - 2017

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 …

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Gender differences in competitive balance in intercollegiate basketball

Treber, Jaret; Levy, Rachel; Matheson, Victor A. - 2011

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Globalisation of sports

Dilger, Alexander - 2023

enter and win international competitions, although richer nations retain advantages. All in all, globalisation of sports is … nicht um ein Nullsummenspiel, sondern überwiegen die Vorteile der Globalisierung des Sports. …

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Competitive balance and assortative matching in the German Bundesliga

Sittl, Roman; Warnke, Arne Jonas - 2016

. Player talent is the most important prerequisite for team success in professional sports leagues and changes in players …

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Fatigue and team performance in soccer : evidence from the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship

Scoppa, Vincenzo - 2013

We investigate the role of fatigue in soccer (football). Although this issue is important for the "productivity" of players and the optimal organization of national and international championships, empirical evidence is lacking. We use data on all the matches played by national teams in all the...

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Do fans care about compliance to doping regulations in sports? : The impact of PED suspension in Baseball

Cisyk, Jeffrey; Coutry, Pascal - 2014

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