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Correlation between profitability and transfer activity in European football

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  • Fürész Diána Ivett

    (PhD student, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary)

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The transfer market of European football can be classified as a system. In this system, the effectiveness of participant teams can depend on the activity in players’ transfers. This article assesses the utility of network analysis in analysing connections between the mentioned concepts. The hypothesis is that there is causality between a club’s activity in the transfer market and its profit from transfers. This research is based on empirical transfer data of major soccer teams, which have had a significant role in the last 12 years in Europe. It is assumed that the most active clubs in the transfer system have more financial power in the transfer market, while teams which are not active in transfers have less profit from transfers. In the network analysis, the teams can be defined as a set of nodes and connected by edges (interactions). The thickness of the edges and the size of the nodes depend on the volume of transfers among clubs. The number of interactions and the amount of the transfer price can measure this volume also. Considering the results of network indices, the relationships between the two phenomena were reviewed. In order to explore these relationships, the correlations among all of the relevant variables in the transfer market were also measured.

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  • Fürész Diána Ivett, 2018. "Correlation between profitability and transfer activity in European football," Croatian Review of Economic, Business and Social Statistics, Sciendo, vol. 4(2), pages 15-22, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:crebss:v:4:y:2018:i:2:p:15-22:n:3
    DOI: 10.2478/crebss-2018-0009
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    Keywords

    correlation; sports economics; transfer network; transfer’s profitability of sports firms;
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    JEL classification:

    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • C31 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions; Social Interaction Models
    • Z21 - Other Special Topics - - Sports Economics - - - Industry Studies
    • Z23 - Other Special Topics - - Sports Economics - - - Finance

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