Laura Birg

Blockseminar (6 KP)

„Economics of Soccer“ SoSe 2014 (Bachelor) Blockveranstaltung: 3. und 4.7.2014, 10 – 18 Uhr Ort: Oeconomicum 1.134 Teilnehmerzahl: max. 14 Teilnehmer Inhalt: Das Blockseminar des Sommersemesters 2014 widmet sich mikro- und makroökonomischen Themen mit einem (mehr oder weniger) engen Bezug zu Fußball. Das Seminar richtet sich vornehmlich an Bachelorstudierende, die über solide ökonomische Kenntnisse verfügen. Nach Vergabe der Themen wird in der ersten Vorbesprechung weitere Hilfestellung zu der Literatur und dem Verfassen einer wissenschaftlichen Arbeit gegeben. Die Seminararbeit kann auf Deutsch oder Englisch angefertigt werden, die Präsentation kann auf Deutsch oder Englisch erfolgen. Leistungsnachweis: Anfertigung einer Hausarbeit, Präsentation des eigenen Themas und Beteiligung an der Diskussion. Anmeldeverfahren: Zur Anmeldung für das Seminar senden interessiere Studenten bitte eine E-Mail unter Angabe dreier Themenwünsche bis zum 1.4.2014 an [email protected]. Alle weiteren Informationen erhalten die angemeldeten Teilnehmer nach Ablauf des Anmeldezeitraums. Anschließend müssen sich alle eingeschriebenen Teilnehmer im FlexNow anmelden. Bitte beachten Sie: Nach der Anmeldung besteht KEINE Rücktrittsmöglichkeit mehr! Anmeldung/Termine: Anmeldung:

E-Mail mit Angabe dreier Themenwünsche bis zum 1.4.2014 an [email protected] Wenn Sie einen Platz bekommen haben, dann sind folgende Termine wichtig: Vorbesprechung: 22.4.2014, 10 - 12 Uhr, Oec. 0.167 Abgabe Hausarbeit: 16.6.2014, bis 15 Uhr Blockseminartage 3. und 4.7.2014, 10 – 18 Uhr, Oec.1.134

Tel. +49 (0)551 / 39-4626 [email protected] Fax +49 (0)551 / 39-19558 www.economics.uni-goettingen.de/bizer

Themenliste: 1. The Economic Impact of World Cups Allmers, S. & Maennig, W. (2009): Economic impacts of the FIFA Soccer World Cups in France 1998, Germany 2006, and outlook for South Africa 2010 Eastern Economic Journal 35, 500–519. Baade, R. A. & Matheson, V.A. (2004): The Quest for the Cup: Assessing the Economic Impact of the World Cup. Regional Studies 38, 343-354.

2. „Sommermärchen“ – Sport Events, Wellbeing, and Economic Performance Kavetsos, G. & Szymanski, S. (2010): National well-being and international sports events, Journal of Economic Psychology 31, 158-171. Dohmen, T.; Falk, A.; Huffman, D. & Sunde, U. (2006): Seemingly Irrelevant Events Affect Economic Perceptions and Expectations: The FIFA World Cup 2006 as a Natural Experiment. IZA Discussion Paper No. 2275.

3. The World Cup and the Labor Market Baumann, R.; Engelhardt, B. & Matheson V. (2011): Labor Market Effects of the World Cup: A Sectoral Analysis. International Association of Sports Economists & North American Association of Sports Economists Working Paper No. 11-13. Hagn, F. & Maennig, W. (2007) Labour Market Effects of the 2006 Soccer World Cup in Germany. University of Hamburg Chair for Economic Policy Working Paper No. 8.

4. I'd like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona : Trade and Mobility Veysel Avsar, V. & Unal, U. (2011): Trading Effects of the National Teams' Showcase. Florida International University Department of Economics Working Paper No.1107. Baur, Dirk G. and Lehmann, S. (2007): Does the Mobility of Football Players Influence the Success of the National Team? IIIS Discussion Paper No. 217.

5. Sports and Crime: Negative Spillovers of World Cups Campaniello, N. (2011): Mega Events in Sports and Crime: Evidence From the 1990 Football World Cup. Journal of Sports Economics 14, 148-170. Marie, O. (2010): Police and Thieves in the Stadium: Measuring the (Multiple) Effects of Football Matches on Crime. CEP Discussion Paper No 1012.

6. If that had gone in, it would have been a goal: Soccer and Game Theory Azar, O.H., Bar-Eli, M. (2011): Do soccer players play the mixed-strategy Nash equilibrium? Applied Economics 43, 3591-3601. Baumann, F.; Friehe, T. & Wedow, M. (2011): General Ability and Specialization: Evidence From Penalty Kicks in Soccer Journal of Sports Economics 12, 81-105

7. Simple, but Difficult to Play: Rules matter! Brocas, I. & Carrillo, J. D. (2004): Do the “Three-Point Victory” and “Golden Goal” Rules Make Soccer More Exciting? Journal of Sports Economics 5, 169-185. Dilger, A. & Geyer, H. (2009): Are Three Points for a Win Really Better Than Two? A Comparison of German Soccer League and Cup Games. Journal of Sports Economics 10, 305-318.

8. Fair Play? Biases in Decisions Buraimo, B.; Forrest, D. & Simmons, R. (2010): The 12th man?: refereeing bias in English and German soccer. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society 173, 431–449. Scoppa, V. (2008): Are Subjective Evaluations Biased by Social Factors or Connections? An Econometric Analysis of Soccer Referee Decisions. Empirical Economics 35, Number 1, August, pp. 123-140. Tel. +49 (0)551 / 39-4626 [email protected] Fax +49 (0)551 / 39-19558 www.economics.uni-goettingen.de/bizer

9. Manager Turnover De Paola & Scoppa, V. (2012): The Effects of Managerial Turnover: Evidence from Coach Dismissals in Italian Soccer Teams. Journal of Sports Economics 13, 152-168. D’Addona, S. & Kind, A. (forthcoming): Forced Manager Turnovers in English Soccer Leagues: A Long-Term Perspective. Journal of Sports Economics.

10. We lost because we didn’t win: Competition Among Teams Dherbecourt, J.-B. & Drut, B. (2009). Who will go down this year? The determinants of promotion and relegation in European soccer leagues, CEB Working Paper 09/038. Hansen, B. O. & Tvede, M. (2007): Competition in Soccer Leagues. University of Copenhagen Department of Economics Discussion Paper No. 07-31.

11. Profit Maximization vs. Sporting Success: Monopolistic Behavior Eichhorn, C. & Sahm, M. (2007): Why were FIFA World Cup Tickets so cheap? Munich Discussion Paper No. 2007-2. Garcia-del-Barrio, P & Szymanski, S. (2009): Goal! Profit Maximization Versus Win Maximization in Soccer, Review of Industrial Organization 34, 45-68.

12. Soccer and Regulation Peeters, T. & Szymanski, S. (2012): Vertical restraints in soccer: Financial fair play and the English Premier League. University of Antwerp, Faculty of Applied Economics Working Paper 2012028. Feess, E. & Muehlheusser, G. (2003): Transfer fee regulations in European football. European Economic Review 47, 645-668.

13. Success and National Institutions Leeds, M. A. & Leeds, E. M. (2009): International Soccer Success and National Institutions. Journal of Sports Economics 10, 369-390. Torgler, B. (2004): Historical Excellence? in Football World Cup Tournaments: Empirical Evidence with Data From 1930 to 2002.CREMA Working Paper 2004-18.

14. When you win, nothing hurts: Fouls and Violence Miguel, E.; Saiegh, S. M. & Satyanath, S. (2008): National Cultures and Soccer Violence, NBER Working Paper 13968. Mechtel, M. & Bäker, A.; Brändle, T. & Vetter, K. (2011): Red Cards: Not Such Bad News for Penalized Guest Teams. Journal of Sports Economics 12, 621-646.

Tel. +49 (0)551 / 39-4626 [email protected] Fax +49 (0)551 / 39-19558 www.economics.uni-goettingen.de/bizer