1,151
Views
37
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
ARTICLES

Mechanisms of Superstar Formation in German Soccer: Empirical Evidence

&
Pages 145-164 | Published online: 18 Sep 2008

References

  • Adler , M. 1985 . Stardom and talent . American Economic Review , 75 : 208 – 212 .
  • Adler , M. 2006 . “ Stardom and talent ” . In Handbook of economics of art and culture , Edited by: Ginsburgh , V. and Throsby , D. 895 – 906 . Amsterdam : Elsevier .
  • Alchian , A. and Demsetz , H. 1972 . Production, information costs, and economic organization . American Economic Review , 62 : 777 – 795 .
  • Berri , D.J. , Schmidt , M.B. and Brook , S.L. 2004 . Stars at the gate. The impact of star power on NBA gate revenues . Journal of Sports Economics , 5 : 33 – 50 .
  • Berri , D.J. and Schmidt , M.B. 2006 . On the road with the National Basketball Association's superstar externality . Journal of Sports Economics , 7 : 347 – 358 .
  • Brown , E. , Spiro , R. and Keenan , D. 1991 . Wage and non-wage discrimination in professional basketball: do fans affect it? . American Journal of Economics and Sociology , 50 : 333 – 345 .
  • Buchinsky , M. 1998 . Recent advances in quantile regression models: A practical guide for empirical research . Journal of Human Resources , 33 : 88 – 126 .
  • Burdekin , R.C. and Idson , T.L. 1991 . Customer preferences, attendances and the racial structure of professional basketball teams . Applied Economics , 23 : 179 – 186 .
  • Byers , D. , Peel , D.A. , & Thomas , D.A. 2001 . Habit and long memory in attendance demand: the case of football support . Research paper, University of Wales .
  • Carmichael , F. , Forrest , D. and Simmons , R. 1999 . The labour market in association football: Who gets transferred and for how much? . Bulletin of Economic Research , 51 : 125 – 150 .
  • Carmichael , F. , Thomas , D. and Ward , R. 2000 . Team performance: The case of English Premiership Football . Managerial and Decision Economics , 21 : 31 – 45 .
  • Carmichael , F. , Thomas , D. and Ward , R. 2001 . Production and efficiency in association football . Journal of Sports Economics , 2 : 228 – 243 .
  • Chung , K.H. and Cox , R.A.K. 1994 . A stochastic model of superstardom: An application of the Yule distribution . Review of Economics and Statistics , 76 : 771 – 775 .
  • Eschweiler , M. , & Vieth , M. (2004). Preisdeterminanten bei Spielertransfers in der Fußball-Bundesliga . Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft [Determinants of the players’ market values in the German Soccer league] , 64 , 671 – 692 .
  • Frick , B. 2001 . Die Einkommen von “Superstars” und “Wasserträ gern” im professionellen Teamsport [The incomes of ‘superstars’ and ‘benchwarmers’ in professional team sports] . Zeitschrift fü r Betriebswirtschaft , 71 , 701 – 720 .
  • Hamlen , W. 1991 . Superstardom in popular music: Empirical evidence . Review of Economics and Statistics , 73 : 729 – 733 .
  • Hamlen , W. 1994 . Variety in superstardom in popular music . Economic Inquiry , 32 : 395 – 406 .
  • Hausman , J.A. and Leonard , G. K. 1997 . Superstars in the National Basketball Association: Economic value and policy . Journal of Labor Economics , 15 : 586 – 624 .
  • Hübl , L. , & Swieter , D. 2002 . Der Spielermarkt in der Fußball-Bundesliga [The player market in the German soccer league] . Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft , 72 , 105 – 123 .
  • Idson , T.L. and Kahane , L.H. 2000 . Team effects on compensation. An application to salary determination in the National Hockey League . Economic Inquiry , 38 : 345 – 357 .
  • Jones , D. and Boon , G. 2005 . Annual review of football finance , Düsseldorf : Deloitte .
  • Kahn , L.M. 1993 . Free agency, long-term contracts and compensation in Major League Baseball: estimates from panel data . Review of Economics and Statistics , 75 : 157 – 164 .
  • Kern , M. and Süssmuth , B. 2005 . Managerial efficiency in German top league soccer: An econometric analysis of club performances on and off the pitch . German Economic Review , 6 : 485 – 506 .
  • Koenker , R. and Bassett , G. 1978 . Quantile regression . Econometrica , 46 : 33 – 50 .
  • Koenker , R. , & Hallock , K. F. 2000 . Quantile regression. An introduction . Working paper, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign .
  • Kuan , C. 2004 . An introduction to quantile regression . Retrieved January 19, 2007 from http://www.sinica.edu.tw/econ/activities/conpdf/chung-ming-kuan.pdf .
  • Kubat , R. 1998 . Der Markt für Spitzensport [The market for professional sports] , Bern : Peter Lang .
  • Lehmann , E. 2000 . “ Verdienen Fußballspieler was sie verdienen? [Do football players earn what they deserve?] ” . In Sportveranstaltungen zwischen Liga- und Medieninteressen [Sporting events between the interests of the league and the media] , Edited by: Schellhaass , H. M. 97 – 135 . Schorndorf : Verlag Karl Hofmann .
  • Lehmann , E. and Weigand , J. 1999 . Determinanten der Entlohnung von Profifußballspielern: Eine empirische Analyse für die deutsche Bundesliga [Wage determination among professional soccer players: Evidence from the German league] . Betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung und Praxis , 51 : 124 – 135 .
  • Lehmann , E. , & Schulze , G.G. 2005 . What does it take to be a star? The role of performance and the media for German soccer players . Working paper, Max-Planck-Institute for Research into Economic Systems .
  • Lehn , K. 1982 . Property rights, risk sharing, and player disability in Major League Baseball . Journal of Law and Economics , 25 : 347 – 366 .
  • Lucifora , C. and Simmons , R. 2003 . Superstar effects in sport. Evidence from Italian soccer . Journal of Sports Economics , 4 : 35 – 55 .
  • MacDonald , G.D. 1988 . The economics of rising stars . American Economic Review , 78 : 155 – 166 .
  • Maxcy , J. 2004 . Motivating long-term employment contracts: risk management in Major League Baseball . Managerial Decision and Economics , 25 : 109 – 120 .
  • Reinstein , D.A. and Snyder , C.M. 2005 . The influence of expert reviews on consumer demand for experience goods: a case of study of movie critics . The Journal of Industrial Economics , 53 : 27 – 51 .
  • Rosen , S. 1981 . The economics of superstars . American Economic Review , 71 : 845 – 858 .
  • Rosen , S. and Sanderson , A. 2001 . Labour markets in professional sports . The Economic Journal , 111 : 47 – 68 .
  • Roy , P. 2004 . Die Zuschauernachfrage im professionellen Teamsport [Match attendance in professional team sports] , Aachen : Shaker .
  • Schulze , G.G. 2003 . “ Superstars ” . In The handbook of cultural economics , Edited by: Towse , R. 431 – 436 . Cheltenham : Edward Elgar .
  • Scoggins , J.F. 1993 . Shirking or stochastic productivity in Major League Baseball: Comment . Southern Economic Journal , 60 : 239 – 240 .
  • Scott , F.A. , Long , J.E. and Somppi , K. 1985 . Salary vs. marginal revenue product under monopsony and competition: the case of professional basketball . Atlantic Economic Journal , 13 : 50 – 59 .
  • Scully , G.W. 1995 . The market structure of sports , Chicago : The University of Chicago Press .
  • Seaman , B.A. 2003 . Cultural and sports economics: Conceptual twins? . Journal of Cultural Economics , 27 : 81 – 126 .
  • Stigler , G.J. and Becker , G.S. 1977 . De gustibus non est disputandum . American Economic Review , 67 : 76 – 90 .
  • Torgler , B. , Schmidt , S.L. , & Frey , B.S. 2006 . Relative income position and performance: An empirical panel analysis . Working paper, University of Zurich .
  • Williams , R. 2006 . Multicollinearity . Retrieved December 21, 2006, from www.nd.edu/∼rwilliam/stats2/l11.pdf .
  • Wooldridge , J.M. 2003 . Introductory econometrics: A Modern Approach , 2nd edition , Mason : South-Western .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.