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This paper tests for the existence of nationality discrimination in the English professional soccer league. Although wage equations have typically been used by labor economists to identify discrimination, the approach may be plagued by unobserved productivity characteristics that are correlated...
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This paper examines the relationship between customer preferences and ethnic team composition in German professional soccer. Ethnic team composition is measured using facial recognition techniques, player names, and nationality. The study uses a difference-in-differences approach to show that...
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I empirically test for a separating equilibrium in the bargaining contract of National Football League (NFL) contract … and has positive private information on his ability level at the time of contract negotiations. These predictions are …
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This study is the first to investigate the superstar effect on professional men's tennis players' situational performance, employing novel serve and return ratings. We innovate by examining the impact of superstars on the performance of both higher-ranked (HR) and lower-ranked (LR) players. We...
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On 1 July 2009, in response to the 2009/2010 federal Budget, s23AG of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) (ITAA36) was amended to include a new s23(1AA). This amendment has the effect of disallowing certain Australia resident individual taxpayers, who are engaged for more than 90 days of...
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This study examines the value of sporting success of the 2014 Football World Cup in Brazil by using a method that …. According to a survey in Germany, the WTP increased with the success of the German national football team and respondents were … willing to pay €23.00 on average if Germany became the World Champion 2014. An extrapolation of the WTP of the respondents …
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We examine the value of sporting success of the 2014 Football World Cup in Brazil by using a method that allows … Germany (n=549), the WTP increased with the success of the German national football team and respondents were willing to pay … €23.00 on average if Germany became the World Champion 2014. An extrapolation of the WTP of the respondents finds that the …
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substantial punishment at the polls months later. In particular, we provide evidence that Brazil's 7-1 humiliating defeat to … Germany in the 2014 World Cup was perceived by financial market participants as a political shock against the incumbent … data. Among the many events that affected the convoluted 2014 presidential election, the 7-1 defeat to Germany was among …
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