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The consequences of an open labour market in a closed product market in the economic environment of European professional football

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Trudo Dejonghe () (Department of Business Studies, Lessius University College)
Wim Van Opstal (Higher Institute for Labour Studies – Catholic University of Leuven)

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Ever since the Bosman case opened the labour market for players in European professional football, competitive balance has reduced in favour of the Big 5 leagues (England, Spain, Italy, Germany and France). In this article we show that changing structures towards an open labour market in a closed product market resulted in a migration of player talents towards the major leagues and teams and in a competitive disadvantage for the smaller market leagues and their teams. Next to a theoretical argumentation, we provide empirical evidence and assess future options for the structure of European professional football.

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Paper provided by International Association of Sports Economists in its series Working Papers with number 0830.

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Keywords: Bosman case; competitive balance; international labour mobility; professional team sports; stepping stone league;

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J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
L52 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Industrial Policy; Sectoral Planning Methods
L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Recreation; Tourism

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