Economics of Sport

Selected Publications

SM Dobson and JA Goddard, "Revenue divergence and competitive balance in a divisional sports league" Scottish Journal of Political Economy (2004) Vol. 51 No.3 pp 359-376.

PD Owen and CR Weatherston, "Uncertainty of outcome and Super 12 attendance: application of a general-to-specific modeling strategy" Journal of Sports Economics (2004) Vol. 5 No. 4 pp. 347-370.

PD Owen and CR Weatherston, "Uncertainty of outcome, player quality and attendance at National Provincial Championship rugby union matches: an evaluation in light of the Competitions Review" Economic Papers (2004) Vol. 23 No. 4 pp. 301-324.

PD Owen and CR Weatherston,"Professionalization and competitive balance in New Zealand rugby union" in International Sports Economics Comparisons. R. Fort and J. Fizel (eds), Westport, CT, Praeger, (2004) 225-241.

SM Dobson and JA Goddard, "Persistence in sequences of football match results: a Monte Carlo analysis" European Journal of Operational Research (2003) Vol. 148 No.2 pp 247-256.

SM Dobson, R Audas and JA Goddard, "The impact of managerial change on team performance in professional sports" Journal of Economics and Business (2002) Vol. 54 No.6 pp 633-650.

SM Dobson and PM Dawson, "Managerial efficiency and human capital: an application to English association football" Managerial and Decision Economics (2002) Vol. 23 No.8 pp 471-486.

SM Dobson and JA Goddard, The Economics of Football. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge (2001) 434pp.

SM Dobson, P Dawson and B Gerrard, "Stochastic frontiers and the temporal structure of managerial efficiency in English soccer" Journal of Sports Economics (2000) Vol. 1 No.4 pp 341-362.

SM Dobson, P Dawson and B Gerrard, "Estimating coaching efficiency in professional team sports: evidence from English association football" Scottish Journal of Political Economy (2000) Vol. 47 No.4 pp 399-421.

SM Dobson, R Audas and JA Goddard, "Organisational performance and managerial turnover" Managerial and Decision Economics (1999) Vol. 20 No.4 pp 305-318.

SM Dobson and JA Goddard, "Performance, revenue and cross-subsidisation in the Football League, 1927-94" Economic History Review (1998) Vol. 51 No.4 pp 763-785.

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