Change in home bias due to ghost games in the NFL

Stephan Starke, Lars Vischer, Alexander Dilger

We analyse changes in the National Football League (NFL) due to ghost games in 2020. The home bias disappears as expected. This also applies to semi-ghost games with significantly fewer spectators than regular games and to referee decisions regarding penalties.

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Year of publication:	2024
Authors:	Starke, Stephan ; Vischer, Lars ; Dilger, Alexander
Published in:	Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. - Berlin : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, ISSN 2366-049X, ZDB-ID 2416178-0. - Vol. 244.2024, 5/6, p. 585-604
Subject:	American football \| COVID-19 \| ghost games \| home bias \| NFL \| Fußball \| Football \| Coronavirus \| Sportveranstaltung \| Sport event \| Profisport \| Professional sports \| Portfoliodiversifikation \| Portfolio diversification

Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatz in Zeitschrift ; Article in journal
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1515/jbnst-2023-0087 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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