The last decades have seen two profound changes in European soccer. First, international trade in talent has increased markedly. Second, international competitions such as the Champions League have become much more important. Using a theoretical model, we study how these changes affect...

The Internet has completely changed the landscape of the planet. As a result, many areas of the law are being re-thought or re-developed, while other new issues emerge that defy all remotely related regulations. Online gambling is one of those areas in which the laws have lagged behind the...

Tourism is a major economic activity and one of the most important income sources for Italy. In recent years, tourism supply is widely changing and rural tourism is growing fast. Studies on agritourism are increasing in number, but the determinants of the international demand for rural tourism...

Current economic developments, marked by recession of recent years have led directly to the emergence of some social issues with major implications on the world tourism. As a niche segment of the tourism industry, dental tourism is a relatively new phenomenon. The paper based on the study and...

This paper investigates the impact of migration on Italian outbound tourism trips disaggregated by purpose of visit. A dynamic panel data analysis is carried out on a sample of 65 countries over the period 2005-2011. To disentangle pushing and pulling effects, the migration variables are defined...

Current economic developments, marked by recession of recent years have led directly to the emergence of some social issues with major implications on the world tourism. As a niche segment of the tourism industry, dental tourism is a relatively new phenomenon. The paper based on the study and...

The unprecedented 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States caused massive casualties and damage, and ushered in an era of greater uncertainty. While a prompt and vigorous policy response helped limit the immediate economic impact of the aggression, the heightened terrorist threat...

We analyze the effects of top tax rates on international migration of football players in 14 European countries since 1985. Both country case studies and multinomial regressions show evidence of strong mobility responses to tax rates, with an elasticity of the number of foreign (domestic)...

We analyze the impact of human capital formation through migration on performance by studying the impact of football players' migration to foreign clubs on their origin countries' international football performance. In our model, migration to foreign clubs allows players to improve their skills....

We investigate the role of fatigue in soccer (football). Although this issue is important for the "productivity" of players and the optimal organization of national and international championships, empirical evidence is lacking. We use data on all the matches played by national teams in all the...