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Do soccer players play the mixed-strategy Nash equilibrium?
Azar, Ofer H.; Bar-Eli, Michael - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Mixed-strategy Nash equilibrium (MSNE) is a commonly-used solution concept in game-theoretic models in various fields in economics, management, and other disciplines, but the experimental results whether the MSNE predicts well actual play in games is mixed. Consequently, evidence for...
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008685550
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Exploring inter-league parity in North America: the NBA anomaly
Rockerbie, Duane W - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Association (NBA) than the other three major sports leagues in North America. This anomaly spans the last three decades and is not … of the professional sports league in question. The argument that a short supply of tall players is one possible …
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The Economics of Corruption in Sports – The Special Case of Doping
Dimant, Eugen; Deutscher, Christian - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Corruption in general and doping in particular are ubiquitous in both amateur and professional sports and have taken … sports. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive literature overview of the individual drivers to dope, the concomitant … that in order to ensure clean sports and fair competition, more sophisticated measurement methods have to be evolved and …
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The optimal layout of football players: A case study for AC Milan
Papahristodoulou, Christos - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper attempts to find the optimal formation of three midfielders and three forward football players on ground, using the classic Quadratic Assignment Problem or Facility Layout problem. Players are treated as “machines”, their positions as locations, and the flow of materials between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543532
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ENVIRONMENTALISM AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF TOURISM
Baros, Zoltan; Dávid, Lorant Denes - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
As a consequence of the rapid growth of the tourism sector, special emphasis is placed on destinations and tourism products connected to or based on certain physical and environmental factors. However, the negative environmental consequences of tourism are, in many cases, overemphasised to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835633
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Pay, productivity and aging in Major League Baseball
Turner, Chad; Hakes, Jahn - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Using panels of player pay and performance from Major League Baseball (MLB), we examine trends in player productivity and salaries as players age. Pooling players of all ability levels leads to a systematic bias in regression coefficients. After addressing this problem by dividing players into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835667
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Key Issues on Tourism Strategies
Carvalho, Pedro G. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
After an institutional request, strategic planning is usually promoted by teams coordinated by one expert in the field, by a firm or by a University. The day it is delivered there is a general feeling of frustration with the outcome. This feeling is most likely due to an incomplete diffusion...
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Free Agent Auctions and Revenue Sharing: A Simple Approach
Rockerbie, Duane - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
This paper uses a simple approach to address the issue of how revenue sharing in professional sports leagues can affect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836406
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International Tourism Demand for Turkey: A Dynamic Panel Data Approach
Aslan, Alper; Kaplan, Muhittin; Kula, Ferit - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Empirical studies on tourism field for Turkey have illustrated little attention in modelling properly the demand function for tourism and identifying the main basis of tourism flows. The majority of studies take into consideration the demand side determinants of tourism, usually proxies by...
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