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The Financial Fair Play Regulations of UEFA: An Adequate Concept to Ensure the Long-Term Viability and Sustainability of European Club Football?
Müller, J. Christian; Lammert, Joachim; Hovemann, Gregor - In: International Journal of Sport Finance 7 (2012) 2, pp. 117-140
In response to the severe financial plight of many clubs that regularly take part in European competitions, UEFA developed the concept of Financial Fair Play as an extension of its licensing regulations. The aim of the concept is to curtail financial foul play in European football (nonpayment of...
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The Curious (and Spurious?) Relationship Between Intercollegiate Athletic Success and Tuition Rates
Smith, D. Randall - In: International Journal of Sport Finance 7 (2012) 1, pp. 3-18
sports teams. These findings point to a need for increasing student fees in order to continue participation in the so …
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The Threat to Football from Betting-Related Corruption
Forrest, David - In: International Journal of Sport Finance 7 (2012) 2, pp. 99-116
Manipulation of on-field events for betting gain appears to be a growing problem in football and other sports. It can …
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Tourism and Growth in European Countries: An Application of Likelihood-Based Panel Cointegration
Mello-Sampayo, Felipa de; Sousa-Vale, Sofia de - Unidade de Investigação em Desenvolvimento … - 2010
The tourism and economic growth relationship is investigated for a panel of European countries over the period 1988–2010. The results reveal that the variables contain a panel unit root and they cointegrate in a panel perspective. The findings show that tourism enhance economic growth for some...
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Regression Tests and the Efficiency of Fixed Odds Betting Markets
Koning, Ruud H. - In: International Journal of Sport Finance 7 (2012) 3, pp. 262-274
The informational content of odds posted in sports betting market has been an ongoing topic of research. In this paper …
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The Impact of International Competitions on Competitive Balance in Domestic Leagues: The Case of the National Hockey League’s Participation in the Winter Olympics
Longley, Neil - In: International Journal of Sport Finance 7 (2012) 3, pp. 249-261
This paper analyzes the impact of the NHL’s participation in the Winter Olympics on competitive balance outcomes within the NHL. It finds that the post-Olympic performance of NHL teams is negatively related to the number of players that the team supplied to the various Olympic rosters. This is...
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The Sponsorship Effect: Do Sport Sponsorship Announcements Impact the Firm Value of Sponsoring Firms?
Reiser, Matthias; Breuer, Christoph; Wicker, Pamela - In: International Journal of Sport Finance 7 (2012) 3, pp. 232-248
sponsorships from different regions and the comparison of sponsorships in different sports, a unique dataset of sponsorship deals … between 1999 and 2010 is created (n=629). Using event study methodology the data is analyzed for all sports in general as well … as for different sub-samples including soccer, motor sports, and different regions. The results of the event study …
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How China's Approved Destination Status Policy Spurs and Hinders Chinese Travel Abroad
Arita, Shawn; Croix, Sumner La; Mak, James - Department of Economics, University of Hawaii-Manoa - 2012
China’s “Approved Destination Status (ADS) policy allows citizens of mainland China to take pleasure trips abroad on group package tours to countries that have negotiated and implemented agreements with China. In this paper, we examine the reasons for this unique preferential and incremental...
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What Shapes Young Elite Athletes' Perception of Chances in an Environment of Great Uncertainty?
Jung, Verena; Schmidt, Sascha L.; Torgler, Benno - School of Economics and Finance, Business School - 2012
Unrealistic optimism is a commonly observed bias in the perception of chances. In this paper, we examine whether the bias is also present among young elite soccer players (10 to 23 years old) who receive regular objective feedback through external assessments. Utilising a large unique data set...
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How ChinaÕs Approved Destination Status Policy Spurs and Hinders Chinese Travel Abroad
Arita, Shawn; La Croix, Sumner; Mak, James - University of Hawai'i Economic Research Organization … - 2012
ChinaÕs ÒApproved Destination Status (ADS) policy allows citizens of mainland China to take pleasure trips abroad on group package tours to countries that have negotiated and implemented agreements with China. In this paper, we examine the reasons for this unique preferential and incremental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010565789