Picazo-Tadeo, Andrés; Gónzalez-Gómez, Francisco; … - Departament d'Estructura Econòmica, Facultad de Economía - 2011
This paper analyses referee home bias due to social pressure with data from the matches played in the First Division of the Spanish football league between the 2002/03 and 2009/10 seasons. The aim is to assess the behaviour of the referee in relation to two decisions, namely free kicks awarded...