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on Sports and Economics |
| By: | OECD |
| Abstract: | This note was prepared as a background note for a discussion held on the topic during the 2023 OECD-IDB Latin American and Caribbean Competition Forum held in September 2023 in Ecuador. |
| Date: | 2023–05–05 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:oec:dafaac:306-en |
| By: | L\'aszl\'o Csat\'o; D\'ora Gr\'eta Petr\'oczy |
| Abstract: | According to previous studies, competitive balance has significantly declined in the UEFA Champions League group stage over the recent decades. Our paper introduces six alternative indices for measuring ex ante and ex post competitive balance in order to explore the robustness of these results. The ex ante measures are based on Elo ratings, while the ex post measures compare the group ranking to reasonable benchmarks. We find no evidence of any trend in the competitive balance of the UEFA Champions League group stage between the 2003/04 and 2023/24 seasons. |
| Date: | 2024–06 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:arx:papers:2406.19222 |
| By: | Cai, Qingyin; Li, Qingxiao |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Consumer/ Household Economics, Institutional And Behavioral Economics |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea22:343820 |
| By: | Wolfgang Maennig (Chair for Economic Policy, University of Hamburg); Leo Doerr (Chair for Economic Policy, University of Hamburg); Elias Leppert (Chair for Economic Policy, University of Hamburg) |
| Abstract: | We analyze whether the Olympic Games contribute to a process of democratization in the awarded country, as postulated in the cases of the 2008 and 2014 Olympics, controlling for endogeneity issues that may arise if the decision to award host status by the International Olympic Committee is affected by democratization in the bidding countries. Building on a broad-spectrum model of concepts and variables of democratization, we cannot reject the hypotheses that the Olympics have no effect on the democratization trajectories of host countries, neither positively nor negatively. We check for robustness of our results via a bundle of DiD and SCM methods and a number of alternative specifications. The one-off event of the Olympic Games, although they attract considerable international attention, does not seem to be able to lead to lasting changes in democratization. |
| Date: | 2024–07–24 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hce:wpaper:077 |
| By: | Jérémie Pellet; Ibrahima Wade |
| Abstract: | With every passing day, countries and people are becoming more aware of the urgency of climate change, its negative consequences on the planet, and the need to adopt more sustainable practices. In this respect, it is of course crucial for the Olympic Movement to lead the way, by embracing a greater number of green initiatives and establishing a more sustainable structure for the Olympic Games. The example of Paris 2024, with its ambition from the outset to halve the carbon footprint of the previous editions and its focus on their legacy, is in this regard instructive and holds lessons for the future. However, and while it would not be desirable or probably even possible to turn back, the inclusion of this requirement in major sporting events, which should become a standard, must in no way constitute an insurmountable entry barrier to their organisation in places other than in developed countries. The work carried out on this subject in the context of the Youth Olympic Games which will be held in Dakar in 2026, the first Olympic event of this importance in Africa, forms part of this approach to accommodating a sustainable development objective for the Games, for the benefit of all the people and all the youth of the world.While the Olympic and Paralympic Games will be opening in Paris in the coming days, it appears useful to analyse how this event and the following ones can fit in with the broader international objectives shared by the member countries of the Olympic Movement and, in particular, the framework defined by the Paris Pact for People and the Planet in June 2023. |
| Keywords: | Afrique, Sénégal |
| JEL: | Q |
| Date: | 2024–07–17 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:avg:wpaper:en16981 |