There is widespread belief among economists that the separation of ownership and control tends to reduce the performance of companies while competition tends to improve it. Irrespective of their theoretical appeal these assumptions have not been tested very often. Using an unbalanced panel of...

While most of the available literature on competitive balance analyzes its impact on ticket sales and TV audiences, little empirical research is available that analyzes the observable variation in competitive balance across leagues and over time. This paper studies the concentration of player...

Inhall -- Unternehmenstheorie und Sportökonomie -- Theoretische Elemente einer ökonomischen Betrachtung von Sportdienstleistungen -- „Making the majors” — Grundlegende institutionelle Innovationen in der Entwicklung des amerikanischen Teamsports und ihre ökonomische Logik -- Mitsprache...

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption in the sports industry and has raised the question of whether the football industry is based on a sustainable business model. Using data from the English Premier League (EPL), we develop an empirical model to achieve two objectives: First,...