Uncertainty of Outcome and Attendance in College Football: Evidence from Four Conferences

被引:14
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作者
Paul, Rodney [1 ]
Humphreys, Brad R. [2 ]
Weinbach, Andrew [3 ]
机构
[1] Syracuse Univ, Dept Sport Management, David B Falk Coll Sport & Human Dynam, Syracuse, NY 13244 USA
[2] Univ Alberta, Dept Econ, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada
[3] Coastal Carolina Univ, Fac Econ, Conway, SC USA
来源
ECONOMIC AND LABOUR RELATIONS REVIEW | 2012年 / 23卷 / 02期
关键词
Attendance demand; NCAA football; uncertainty of outcome hypothesis; COMPETITIVE BALANCE; LEAGUE;
D O I
10.1177/103530461202300206
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The relationship between the uncertainty of outcome hypothesis (UOH), where fans prefer games that are expected to be closely contested, and attendance is investigated in four non-AQ football conferences. The teams in these smaller conferences play games against each other and against bigger, more prominent schools in the elite AQ conferences. Using the betting market point spread as a proxy for uncertainty of outcome, two key points concerning the UOH emerge: college football fans in these conferences prefer less uncertainty of outcome both when their team is a home favorite and when their team is a home underdog.
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页码:69 / 81
页数:13
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