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 …

This paper examines the relationship between the demand for English football on television and outcome uncertainty. It … tests the uncertainty of outcome hypothesis by using minute-by-minute television viewership figures which avoids the …

The theory of competitive balance represents one of the core concepts of sports economics. Based upon an international … selected sports economics and, in particular, sports policy problems, complementing the standard view on competitive balance …. After summarizing the standard analysis of competitive balance in sports economics concerning theory, policy and empirical …

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 …

As an old Chinese proverb says, "visiting monks give better sermons." European soccer clubs also believe this, and have … that restrictions on foreign players were widely relaxed for soccer clubs in the European Union (EU), and the European … soccer market has become highly globalized since then. Due to the nature of soccer competitions, it is impossible that the …

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 …

The economic literature on professional sports leagues suggests supporters' utility depends on uncertainty of outcome … (competitive balance) and the quality of play. Unlike soccer, where the Champions League is dominated by teams from larger …