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The Demand for Football in the Regions of England and Wales

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S. M. Dobson
J. A. Goddard

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DOBSON S. M. and GODDARD J. A. (1996) The demand for football in the regions of England and Wales, Reg. Studies 30, 443--453. This paper investigates the determinants of the demand for football in the regions of England and Wales. Using annual time series data over a 37-year period, we use a dynamic error correction model to identify economic and football-specific factors which determine attendances in the short run and long run. The short run influences on demand are performance, admission price and goal scoring. Performance and the unemployment rate are identified as significant long run determinants of attendance. Although the relationship between attendance share and performance seems to exhibit a strong regional dimension, we find only weak evidence of regional variation in the coefficients of the attendance model itself. DOBSON S. M. et GODDARD J. A. (1996) La demande de football aux régions de l'Angleterre et des Pays de Galles, Reg. Studies 30, 443--453. Cet article examine les déterminants de la demande de football aux régions de l'Angleterre et des Pays de Galles. A partir des données annuelles présentées en série temporelle sur une période de 37 années, on se sert d'un modèle de correction dynamique afin d'identifier les facteurs à la fois économiques et spécifiques au football qui déterminent la fréquentation à court est à long terme. Il s'avère que les influences à court terme sont la performance, le droit d'entrée et le nombre de buts marqués. La performance et le taux de chômage se voient identifier comme des déterminants à long terme sensibles de la fréquentation. Bien que le rapport qui existe entre la fréquentation et la performance semble faire preuve d'une forte dimension régionale, la variation régionale des coefficients du modèle de la fréquentation s'avère moins évidente. DOBSON S. M. und GODDARD J. A. (1996) Die Nachfrage nach Fußallspielen in den Regionen von England und Wales, Reg. Studies 30, 443--453. Dieser Aufsatz untersucht die Hauptfaktoren in der Nachfrage nach Fußallspielen in den Regionen von England und Wales. Anhand von Daten der Jahreszeitserien eines Zeitraums von 37 Jahren wird ein dynamisches, Irrtümer berichtigendes Modell zur Identifizierung von wirtschaftlichen und Fußball-spezifischen Faktoren benutzt, die sich kurzfristig und langfristig auf die Besucherzahlen auswirken. Kurzfristige Einflüsse auf die Nachfrage sind Leistung, Eintrittspreis und die Zahl der geschossenen Tore, während Leistung und Arbeitslosenrate als bedeutsame langfristige Faktoren für Besucherzahlen gelten. Obschon die Beziehung zwischen Besucherzahlanteil und Leistung eine regional stark geprägte Dimension aufzuweisen scheint, fanden sich kaum Beweise für regionale Abweichungen in den Koeffizienten des empirischen Besucherzahlmodells.

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Volume (Year): 30 (1996)
Issue (Month): 5 (August)
Pages: 443-453
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Keywords: Demand for football; Time series; Cointegration; Error correction mechanism; Short run dynamics; Long run demand;

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  3. Dobson, S M & Goddard, J A, 1992. "The Demand for Standing and Seated Viewing Accommodation in the English Football League," Applied Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 24(10), pages 1155-63, October.
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