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European club football after "five treatments" with financial fair play: Time for an assessment by Franck, Egon

“…UEFA's Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations (FFP) have impacted European club football. After five distinct applications of the break-even…”
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TALENT AND/OR POPULARITY: WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A SUPERSTAR? by FRANCK, EGON, NÜESCH, STEPHAN

“…We show that both talent and popularity significantly contribute to stars' market values in German soccer. The talent‐versus‐popularity controversy on the…”
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Overshadowed by Popularity: The Value of Second-Tier Stars in European Football by Jedelhauser, Fabienne, Flepp, Raphael, Franck, Egon

“…While second-tier stars lack popularity compared to superstars, their marginal contribution to team performance on the pitch relative to that of superstars is…”
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Private Firm, Public Corporation or Member’s Association Governance Structures in European Football by Franck, Egon Peter

“…Based on the analysis of the specific environment in which football clubs compete, this paper presents a comparative institutional analysis of three…”
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Sonic Thunder vs. Brian the Snail: Are people affected by uninformative racehorse names? by Merz, Oliver, Flepp, Raphael, Franck, Egon

“…•Betting decisions are affected by uninformative racehorse names.•Winning probabilities of horses with fast-sounding names are overstated.•Betting returns on…”
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The effect of wage dispersion on team outcome and the way team outcome is produced by Franck, Egon, Nüesch, Stephan

“…The impact of intra-team pay dispersion on team productivity is a highly discussed issue. On the one hand, wage differentials provide incentives for higher…”
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Prediction accuracy of different market structures — bookmakers versus a betting exchange by Franck, Egon, Verbeek, Erwin, Nüesch, Stephan

“…There is a well-established body of literature on separately testing the prediction power of different betting market settings. This paper provides an…”
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The Advantage of Scoring Just Before the Half-Time Break—Pure Myth? Quasi-Experimental Evidence From European Football by Meier, Philippe, Flepp, Raphael, Ruedisser, Maximilian, Franck, Egon

“…We examine whether the moment just before the half-time break is a particularly good time to score a goal. Using detailed data from the top five European…”
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Inter-market Arbitrage in Betting by Franck, Egon, Verbeek, Erwin, Nüesch, Stephan

“…We show that a combined bet at the bookmaker and at the bet exchange market yields a guaranteed positive return in 19.2% of the matches in the top five…”
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The effect of talent disparity on team productivity in soccer by Franck, Egon, Nüesch, Stephan

“…Theory predicts that the interaction type within a team moderates the impact of talent disparity on team productivity. Using panel data from professional…”
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DO SOCCER ASSOCIATIONS REALLY SPEND ON A GOOD THING? EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ON HETEROGENEITY IN THE CONSUMER RESPONSE TO MATCH UNCERTAINTY OF OUTCOME by BENZ, MEN-ANDRI, BRANDES, LEIF, FRANCK, EGON

“…The purpose of this study is to analyze whether previous results describing the effect of uncertainty of outcome on match attendance in team sports have been…”
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OVERINVESTMENT IN TEAM SPORTS LEAGUES: A CONTEST THEORY MODEL by Dietl, Helmut M., Franck, Egon, Lang, Markus

“…ABSTRACT This paper applies contest theory to provide an integrated framework of a team sports league and analyzes the competitive interaction between clubs…”
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The Role of Patriotism in Explaining the TV Audience of National Team Games-Evidence From Four International Tournaments by Nüesch, Stephan, Franck, Egon

“…In the literature addressing the determinants of TV audiences in sports, both the absolute and relative playing strength of the opponents play a prominent…”
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Who Made Who? An Empirical Analysis of Competitive Balance in European Soccer Leagues by Brandes, Leif, Franck, Egon

“…There is an on-going debate about the optimal degree of team solidarity in professional European soccer leagues. Support for a high degree of team solidarity…”
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Avoiding 'Star Wars'- Celebrity Creation as Media Strategy by Franck, Egon, Nüesch, Stephan

“…SUMMARY Media companies generally enjoy increasing profits if more customers watch a program. The viewer drawing capability of stars serves as a prominent…”
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THE PERFORMANCE EFFECTS OF WISE AND UNWISE MANAGERIAL DISMISSALS by Flepp, Raphael, Franck, Egon

“…The decision to dismiss a coach is challenging because poor performance tends to coincide with both bad luck and low coaching ability. We differentiate between…”
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How Performance Expectations Affect Managerial Replacement Decisions by Pieper, Jan, Nüesch, Stephan, Franck, Egon

“…We empirically investigate how performance expectations affect top manager replacements. We do so by approximating performance expectations based on…”
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Financial fair play in European club football: what is it all about? by Franck, Egon

“…The new UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations have encountered stiff criticism. The concerns are that the new regulations may harm football…”
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Replication: Do coaches stick with what barely worked? Evidence of outcome bias in sports by Meier, Pascal Flurin, Flepp, Raphael, Franck, Egon

“…We replicate the finding of Lefgren et al. (2015) showing that professional basketball coaches in the NBA discontinuously change their starting lineup more…”
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The effect of paper outcomes versus realized outcomes on subsequent risk-taking: Field evidence from casino gambling by Flepp, Raphael, Meier, Philippe, Franck, Egon

“…•Individuals increase their risk-taking after paper gains and losses.•The increase in risk-taking after paper outcomes is more pronounced for larger…”
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