Tilting the Playing Field (Why a sports league planner would choose less, not more, competitive balance): The case of English Football
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Keywords
competitive balance; sports leagues; football; soccer;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D71 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
- L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
- L41 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices
- L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-SPO-2006-10-14 (Sports and Economics)
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