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Franchise Relocations, Expansions, and Mergers in Professional Sports Leagues

Daniel, Rascher - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

with one major league providing top level play, begging the question of whether sports leagues are natural monopolies. This …

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Major League Baseball and Globalization: The World Baseball Classic

Mark, Nagel; Matt, Brown; Daniel, Rascher; Chad, McEvoy - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

In addition to generating initial profits, the WBC has positioned MLB to be the leader in growing the game of baseball and the commercial aspects of the sport throughout the world. As baseball grows, and more importantly as the American brand of baseball grows, it will be interesting to watch...

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Do Fans Want Close Contests? A Test of the Uncertainty of Outcome Hypothesis in the National Basketball Association

Daniel, Rascher; John Paul, Solmes - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

The National Basketball Association claims to sell entertainment. Part of that entertainment is close, competitive contests with uncertain outcomes. However, hometown fans want the home team to win. Hence, the optimal probability that the home team wins a game, from the perspective of maximizing...

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Treatment of Travel Expenses by Golf Course Patrons: Sunk or Bundled Costs and the First and Third Laws of Demand

Matt, Brown; Daniel, Rascher; Chad, McEvoy; Mark, Nagel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

To attract golf patrons, sport managers must understand consumption patterns of the golfer. Importantly, the treatment of travel costs must be understood. According to the Alchian-Allen (1964) theorem, golfers treat travel costs as bundled costs (third law of economic demand) whereas classical...

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Major League Baseball Anti-Trust Immunity: Examining the Legal and Financial Implications of Relocation Rules

Mark, Nagel; Matt, Brown; Daniel, Rascher; Chad, McEvoy - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006

Major League Baseball (MLB) rules restrict the movement of any franchise into another’s territory. These territorial rules are designed to protect each team’s potential local revenue sources as well as to provide stability throughout the league. Recently, Major League Baseball approved...

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Where did National Hockey League Fans go During the 2004-2005 Lockout?: An Analysis of Economic Competition Between Leagues

Daniel, Rascher; Matt, Brown; Mark, Nagel; Chad, McEvoy - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

sports franchises have a limited understanding of competitors in their geographic market – particularly when calculating the …

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Free Ride, Take it Easy: An Empirical Analysis of Adverse Incentives Caused by Revenue Sharing

Daniel, Rascher; Matt, Brown; Mark, Nagel; Chad, McEvoy - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

A fundamental belief in professional sport leagues is that competitive balance is needed to maximize demand and revenues; therefore, leagues have created policies attempting to attain proper competitive balance. Further, research posits that objectives of professional sport teams’ owners...

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Simulation in Sport Finance

Joris, Drayer; Daniel, Rascher - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

Simulations have long been used in business schools to give students experience making real-world decisions in a relatively low-risk environment. The OAKLAND A’S BASEBALL BUSINESS SIMULATOR takes a traditional business simulation and applies it to the sport industry where sales of tangible...

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The Effects of Roster Turnover on Demand in the National Basketball Association

Alan, Morse; Stephen, Shapiro; Chad, McEvoy; Daniel, Rascher - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of roster turnover on demand in the National Basketball Association (NBA) over a five-year period (2000-2005) and compare these results to previous research on turnover in Major League Baseball (MLB). A censored regression equation was...

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The use of Public Funds for Private Benefit: An Examination of the Relationship between Public Stadium Funding and Ticket Prices in the National Football League

Matt, Brown; Daniel, Rascher; Wesley, Ward - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006

During the past decade there has been a proliferation of sports stadia being built in America’s municipal districts … such as political motives, tax reform and increased public awareness of tax equity have forced sports teams to share … decreased, franchises have continued to strive for maximized profits. Concurrently, the cost of attending events in sports …

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