1. Competitive balance versus competitive intensity before a match: is one of these two concepts more relevant in explaining attendance? The case of the French football Ligue 1 over the period 2008–2011
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Nicolas Scelles, Liliane Bonnal, Wladimir Andreff, Daniel Goyeau, Christophe Durand, Université de Poitiers - Faculté des Sciences du sport, Université de Poitiers, Centre d'étude sport et actions motrices (CesamS), Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU), Centre de Recherche sur l'Intégration Economique et Financière (CRIEF), Université de Poitiers - Faculté de Sciences économiques, Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne (CES), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne ( CES ), Université Panthéon-Sorbonne ( UP1 ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Centre d'étude sport et activités motrices ( CesamS ), Université de Caen Normandie ( UNICAEN ), Normandie Université ( NU ) -Normandie Université ( NU ), and Centre de Recherche sur l'Intégration Economique et Financière ( CRIEF )
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Economics and Econometrics ,education ,Competitive intensity ,Football ,JEL : Z - Other Special Topics ,0502 economics and business ,Economics ,[ SHS.ECO ] Humanities and Social Sciences/Economies and finances ,Ligue 1 ,Sports economics ,Uncertainty of outcome ,050207 economics ,Marketing ,Championship ,10. No inequality ,outcome uncertainty ,05 social sciences ,Attendance ,[SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance ,French football Ligue 1 ,Balance (accounting) ,Demographic economics ,JEL: Z - Other Special Topics ,Competitive balance ,French football ,050212 sport, leisure & tourism ,Period (music) ,Sporting stakes - Abstract
International audience; The aim of this article is to investigate the determinants of attendance at French football Ligue 1 matches over the period 2008–2011 with an emphasis on examining the effects of both competitive balance and intensity before a match. Competitive balance is measured by the point difference between the two teams concerned by a match in the championship. Competitive intensity is measured by the point difference for the home team in relation to ranks with sporting stakes. Results show that competitive balance has an insignificant impact whereas competitive intensity has a significantly positive impact. Implications are drawn.
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- 2013
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