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La presión social en la toma de decisiones: la ventaja del equipo local en el fútbol mexicano/Social pressure in decision making: Home advantage in Mexican football

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  • César Velázquez Guadarrama

    (Universidad Iberoamericana)

  • Juan Martín Hernández Velázquez

    (Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía)

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Una de las explicaciones de la ventaja de los equipos locales en el fútbol es la presión social que el público ejerce sobre jugadores y árbitros. En este contexto, el objetivo de este trabajo es estudiar los determinantes de este hecho estilizado en el fútbol mexicano. Los resultados muestran que el apoyo del público no afecta la ventaja de jugar en casa. Los árbitros sí responden a la presión social mostrando un mayor número de tarjetas amarillas, pero para ambos equipos, lo que elimina cualquier sesgo a favor del equipo local. Los resultados anteriores son contrarios a lo encontrado para Europa.

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  • César Velázquez Guadarrama & Juan Martín Hernández Velázquez, 2024. "La presión social en la toma de decisiones: la ventaja del equipo local en el fútbol mexicano/Social pressure in decision making: Home advantage in Mexican football," Estudios Económicos, El Colegio de México, Centro de Estudios Económicos, vol. 39(2), pages 279-310.
    • Handle: RePEc:emx:esteco:v:39:y:2024:i:2:p:279-310
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    • Z20 - Other Special Topics - - Sports Economics - - - General
    • Z21 - Other Special Topics - - Sports Economics - - - Industry Studies
    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making

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