ESEA Conference

IDLab members took part in the European Sport Economics Association (ESEA) conference

Sports economics is one of the areas of research at IDLab. On the one hand, the sports industry generates large amounts of freely available data as a by-product, which allows testing economic theories in more detail, and on the other, it creates interesting research questions due to its specificity.The ESEA conference is one of the few regular conferences dedicated to sports economics. This year, IDLab employees presented the following studies there:

• Naidenova, Parshakov, Suvorov: Air Pollution and Individual Productivity: Evidence from the Ironman Triathlon Results
• Butler, Coates: The Impact of Position on Salary Determination: Evidence from Major League Soccer
• Coates, Webber: Productivity in Women’s Football
• Naidenova, Parshakov: Broadcasts vs. highlights: What does a modern consumer prefer?
• Barajas, Gasparetto: Factors attracting fans to different standings in the stadium: Evidence from Disaggregated Data
• Ugrumov, Barajas: The impact of innovations on the competitive balance inthe Kontinental Hockey League