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on Sports and Economics |
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Issue of 2015‒05‒30
three papers chosen by João Carlos Correia Leitão Universidade da Beira Interior |
| By: | Zawadzki, Krystian |
| Abstract: | The UEFA European Championship (Euro) is among the world's most important sporting events staged nowadays. Apart from tremendous excitement among football fans, such a major event has a number of other implications, above all of economic nature. This study, as one of the few concerned with the Polish circumstances, is intended to determine what significance should be attributed to stage the Euro 2012 in Polish host cities. aware of the difficulty in finding an unequivocal answer, the Authorfocused on four isolated areas of impact, namely: sports infrastructure, other infrastructure, tourist traffic and the labour market. |
| Keywords: | Euro 2012; Mega sport's event; economic impact |
| JEL: | H40 H41 H42 J30 R0 |
| Date: | 2013–12 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:64522&r=spo |
| By: | Mamta Sharma; Gagandeep Kaur |
| Abstract: | Music therapy is increasingly used in sports for enhancing sport performance. It provides a mean of improving mental strength among sportspersons. The purpose of this study is to enhance intrinsic motivation, physical self-efficacy and performance of female football players through music therapy. For this purpose, twenty two female football players, in the age group of 21-26 were screened on the basis of their scores on Sport Motivation Scale and Physical Self-Efficacy Scale. Then, they were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group was given music therapy intervention for fifteen days. After intervention period, same scales were re-administered. In order to analyze the statistical data, t-test was applied. The results have shown that experimental group was significantly higher on intrinsic motivation and physical self-efficacy in comparison to control group. A football match was arranged between both groups at the end of study. The experimental group won the match by 4-2. The present research implies that music therapy can be highly effective in increasing psychological strength of sports persons. Key words: music, intrinsic motivation, physical selfefficacy, performance, female, football players |
| Date: | 2015–03 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:vor:issues:2015-03-02&r=spo |
| By: | O. Ashton Morgan; John C. Whitehead |
| Abstract: | As evidenced by the viewing figures for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, U.S. interest in soccer and watching the National Team compete is growing. American households’ willingness to pay (WTP) for soccer player development is measured using the contingent valuation method and compared to the cost of player development. Data are drawn from two national surveys administered before and after the 2014 World Cup event. In the surveys, individuals are faced with two stated preference decisions: first, whether they perceive that additional funding for player development will improve the chances of the National Team’s performance at the 2018 World Cup and second, whether they are willing to pay an annual household tax to fund the program. We use a bivariate probit model to account for correlation between the two decisions. WTP estimates indicate that the intangible benefits of player development are roughly twice the cost, justifying the investment from a strictly benefit-cost perspective. Also, WTP is temporally reliable with no statistical difference in ex ante and ex post estimates. Key Words: Soccer, Willingness to Pay, Contingent Valuation Method |
| Date: | 2015 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:apl:wpaper:15-03&r=spo |