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Join the Club - On the Attractiveness of Golf Club Membership

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  • Johan Lundberg
  • Sofia Lundberg

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This paper concerns the attractiveness for member ship in Swedish golf clubs. A representative voter model is derived and the attractiveness for member ship in golf clubs estimated using a unique data set on qualities of the golf course, the quality of neighboring courses and characteristics regarding the region where the golf club is located. Characteristics and composition of population within the municipality where the club is located have a significant impact on the attractiveness of the club. The attractiveness increases as the share of number of junior members decrease. Golf is found to be a substitute to publicly financed goods. Keywords: spatial econometrics, sports, utility maximization JEL classification: D71, L83, R12

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  • Johan Lundberg & Sofia Lundberg, 2004. "Join the Club - On the Attractiveness of Golf Club Membership," ERSA conference papers ersa04p242, European Regional Science Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:wiw:wiwrsa:ersa04p242
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    Keywords

    spatial econometrics; sports; utility maximization jel classification: d71; l83; r12;
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    JEL classification:

    • D71 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)

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