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What Does it Take to be a Star? – The Role of Performance and the Media for German Soccer Players Abstract: We test existing superstar theories for the German soccer league. We use various measures for individual players’ performance and media presence to analyze whether performance and popularity can explain salaries and superstars in soccer. Moreover, we argue that quantile regression technique should be applied to analyze superstar phenomena instead of OLS used hitherto

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  • Erik E. Lehmann
  • Günther G. Schulze

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  • Erik E. Lehmann & Günther G. Schulze, 2008. "What Does it Take to be a Star? – The Role of Performance and the Media for German Soccer Players Abstract: We test existing superstar theories for the German soccer league. We use various measures fo," Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik), Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, vol. 54(1), pages 59-70.
    • Handle: RePEc:aeq:aeqaeq:v54_y2008_i1_q1_p59-70
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    1. Franziska Prockl, 2018. "The Superstar Code - Deciphering Key Characteristics And Their Value," Working Papers Dissertations 38, Paderborn University, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics.
    2. Scott M. Kaplan, 2022. "Putting a price on popularity: Evidence from superstars in the National Basketball Association," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 60(3), pages 1357-1381, July.

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    Keywords

    Superstars; soccer; quantile regressions; Rosen; Adler;
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    JEL classification:

    • J3 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs
    • J4 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets
    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
    • Z1 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics

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