"Obgleich das Schwerbehindertengesetz (SchwbG) alle öffentlichen und privaten Arbeitgeber mit mehr als fünfzehn Beschäftigten dazu verpflichtet, die (Wieder-)Eingliederung Schwerbehinderter in das Erwerbsleben zu fördern, kommen nur etwas mehr als 20% der Arbeitgeber dieser Verpflichtung...

This is an introduction to the symposium whose papers follow this introduction.

Using detailed information on every single player who appeared in at least one match in the history of the first division in German soccer between 1963/64 and 2002/03 we study the determinants of individual career duration. Although team characteristics and changes in the institutional...

This comprehensive Handbook provides a survey of all the major research areas in sports economics written by almost all of the active researchers in this field. It offers not only an accessible insight into the major findings of the literature but also presents some of the world’s...

This comprehensive Handbook provides a survey of all the major research areas in sports economics written by almost all of the active researchers in this field. It offers not only an accessible insight into the major findings of the literature but also presents some of the world’s...

In this comprehensive Handbook, John Goddard and Peter Sloane present a collection of analytical contributions by internationally regarded scholars in the field, which extensively examine the many economic challenges facing the world's most popular team sport.

The study of sport in the economy presents a rich arena for the application of sharply focused microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics to both team and individual outcomes. This unique book offers a survey of recent research that follows the tradition of empirical and theoretical...

"Obgleich das Schwerbehindertengesetz (SchwbG) alle öffentlichen und privaten Arbeitgeber mit mehr als fünfzehn Beschäftigten dazu verpflichtet, die (Wieder-)Eingliederung Schwerbehinderter in das Erwerbsleben zu fördern, kommen nur etwas mehr als 20% der Arbeitgeber dieser Verpflichtung...

The authors investigate the salary returns to the ability to play association football (soccer) with both feet. The majority of footballers are predominantly right footed. Using two data sets, a cross section of footballers in the five main European leagues and a panel of players in the German...

The purpose of this article is to describe the financial situation and the development of club finances of the German “Bundesligaâ€. Using data provided by the football association and data collected from a number of different sources we find that the majority of the teams are...