If you're in the Philadelphia or Kansas City metro areas, congrats—your team making the #SuperBowl could mean an extra $200 in your pocket. An economics professor explains how happiness drives an income boost. https://theconversation.com/the-eagles-and-chiefs-have-already-made-philadelphia-and-kansas-city-economic-winners-248289 #SportsEconomics
The Eagles and Chiefs have already made Philadelphia and Kansas City economic winners

Getting to the playoffs is linked to a $200 increase in local per capita income, while winning the Super Bowl is worth about $33 per person.

The Conversation
New paper out in International Journal of Sport Finance: "Spectator Interest in Attending Future Danish Men’s National Soccer Team Matches: A Study of Demand" with TG Jakobsen and N. Schelde. Enjoy! https://doi.org/10.32731/IJSF/182.052023.01 #sportsscience #SportsEconomics
Spectator Interest in Attending Future Danish Men’s National Soccer Team Matches: A Study of Demand | FiT Publishing

I rækken af argumenter for at støtte elitesport, eller tiltrække et værtskab for store sportsevents, står typisk en påstand om, at det bidrager til national stolthed.

Det vil f.eks. sige, at danskerne bliver mere stolte over at være danskere, hvis vi vinder VM i fodbold. Men er det rigtigt?

I dette studie kigger jeg og Tor Georg Jakobsen nærmere på det spørgsmål: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19406940.2019.1646303

#SportsScience #SportsEconomics #SportsPolicyandPolitics

National pride, sporting success and event hosting: an analysis of intangible effects related to major athletic tournaments

Contemporary research into the impact of major sports events shows that the widely used (and popular) claim of economic benefits associated with hosting them is misleading or – at best – overrated....

Taylor & Francis
#sportseconomics Fancy a visit to London to hear more about the application of the soft budget constraint approach to professional team sports?
Birkbeck Sport Business Centre has arranged a book launch to celebrate our book on the issue is out. Save the date 28th November 18:00-20:00: https://www.bbk.ac.uk/events/remote_event_view?id=34830
Book Launch and Social Event: Professional Team Sports and the Soft Budget Constraint

Book Launch and Social Event: Professional Team Sports and the Soft Budget Constraint

Birkbeck, University of London