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Suspicious Blood and Performance in Professional Cycling
Coupé, Tom; Gergaud, Olivier - In: Journal of Sports Economics 14 (2013) 5, pp. 546-559
In this note, the authors analyze whether the International Cycling Union’s “index of suspicion,†which reflects … performance. This could be because the current doping practice in cycling has little effect on diverse rankings in these races. …
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Does the Red Flag Rule Induce Risk Taking in Sprint Finishes? Moral Hazard Crashes in Cycling’s Grand Tours
Lybbert, Travis J.; Lybbert, Troy C.; Smith, Aaron; … - In: Journal of Sports Economics 13 (2012) 6, pp. 603-618
Sprint finishes in professional cycling are fast, furious, and dangerous. A “red flag rule†(RFR) seeks to moderate …
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The Determinants of Television Audience for Professional Cycling
Rodríguez, César; Pérez, Levi; Puente, Víctor; … - In: Journal of Sports Economics 16 (2015) 1, pp. 26-58
This research is intended to assess the determinants of the television (TV) audience in Spain for professional cycling …. Our data refer to cycling races broadcast on several Spanish TV channels and make it possible to compute three different … indicators of competitive balance for cycling races that are proposed here. The outcomes show that audience ratings depend mainly …
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Contingent Valuation of a Classic Cycling Race
Vekeman, Andy; Meulders, Michel; Praet, Alain; Colpaert, Jan - In: Journal of Sports Economics 16 (2015) 3, pp. 268-294
We provide a contingent valuation of a major cycling event, namely the Tour of Flanders. Starting from survey data, we …
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“La Grande Boucleâ€
Torgler, Benno - In: Journal of Sports Economics 8 (2007) 3, pp. 317-331
Cycling has not been analyzed intensively in the literature on the economics of sports. This article reports empirical …
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An Examination of NBA MVP Voting Behavior
Coleman, B. Jay; DuMond, J. Michael; Lynch, Allen K. - In: Journal of Sports Economics 9 (2008) 6, pp. 606-627
The selection process of the most valuable player (MVP) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) was recently questioned as to whether African American players were treated unfairly based on their race. Using NBA voting data from the 1995-2005 seasons, two empirical models are developed to...
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Evidence of Betting Market Intraseason Efficiency and Interseason Overreaction to Unexpected NFL Team Performance 1988-2006
Sapra, Steven G. - In: Journal of Sports Economics 9 (2008) 5, pp. 488-503
and the point spread through the use of a "no-arbitrage'' condition. A series of probit models are developed that show …
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An Economic Model of the College Football Recruiting Process
Dumond, J. Michael; Lynch, Allen K.; Platania, Jennifer - In: Journal of Sports Economics 9 (2008) 1, pp. 67-87
College football programs devote an enormous amount of resources in efforts to persuade high school football players to attend their schools. In this study, we develop an empirical model of the factors that recruits consider when selecting a school, using a database that combines school-specific...
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