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Firm Survival in Professional Sports: Evidence from the German Football League

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  • Harald Oberhofer

    (University of Salzburg)

  • Tassilo Philippovich

    (Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck)

  • Hannes Winner

    (University of Salzburg)

Abstract

This paper investigates firm survival in professional football, arguing that the relegation and promotion system in football leagues is very similar to firm exits and entries in traditional goods and service markets. Empirically, we use a dataset containing information on how long football teams have remained in the German Premier League over the playing seasons 1981-82 to 2009-10. Controlling for club and market specific characteristics, such as a team's budget or its player composition, our findings suggest that younger firms are systematically exposed to higher risks of market exit in professional football, which is often referred to as `liability of newness' in industrial organization.

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  • Harald Oberhofer & Tassilo Philippovich & Hannes Winner, 2010. "Firm Survival in Professional Sports: Evidence from the German Football League," Working Papers in Economics 2010-16, University of Salzburg.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:sbgwpe:2010_016
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    Keywords

    Firm survival; liability of newness; duration analysis; sports leagues; relegation;
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    JEL classification:

    • C25 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models; Discrete Regressors; Proportions; Probabilities
    • C41 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Duration Analysis; Optimal Timing Strategies
    • L21 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Business Objectives of the Firm
    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism

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