Lago-Peñas, Ignacio; Lago-Peñas, Carlos; Lago-Peñas, … - GEN - Governance and Economics research Network, … - 2015
In this paper we explore to what extent political regimes affect the competitive balance in domestic football (soccer …-democracies. Democratic transitions and higher levels of democracy trigger pressures to increase the competitive balance in football leagues … affected by the Bosman transfer ruling, a sectorial liberalization shock on football labor markets. …