Forschungsschwerpunkt 2: Ligen & Wettbewerbe

Im Rahmen dieses Forschungsschwerpunkts wird analysiert, wie Sportkonsumenten Entscheidungen unter Unsicherheit treffen. Aus den gewonnenen Erkenntnissen zur Bedeutung von sportlicher Ausgeglichenheit, Ergebnisoffenheit und Spannung für die Sportkonsumenten lassen sich Handlungsempfehlungen zur optimalen Ausgestaltung von Sportligen und -wettbewerben ableiten.

Der Forschungsschwerpunkt 2 ist in den Forschungsschwerpunkt Leistung des Instituts eingebettet. Einige der Studien wurden im Auftrag von Sportligen wie der Major League Soccer durchgeführt und durch die Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) und die Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) mit Forschungsstipendien gefördert.

• Exploring entertainment utility from football games, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 223, 185-198, 2024. (co-authored by T. Pawlowski, D. Rambaccussing, P. Ramirez, J. Reade, & G. Rossi).
• Nationalistic bias among international experts: Evidence from professional ski jumping, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 124(1), 278-300, 2022. (co-authored by A. Krumer, F. Otto & T. Pawlowksi).
• Emotional Cues and the Demand for Televised Sports: Evidence from the UEFA Champions League. Journal of Sports Economics, 24(8), 993-1025, 2023. (co-authored by T. Richardson, G. Nalbantis & T. Pawlowski).
• Substitution Effects and the Transnational Demand for European Soccer Telecasts. Journal of Sports Economics, 24(4), 407-422, 2023. (co-authored by G. Nalbantis, T. Pawlowski & D. Schreyer).
• Competition and fan substitution between professional sports league. Review of Industrial Organization, 61, 21-43, 2022. (co-authored by T. Wallrafen, G. Nalbantis & T. Pawlowski)
• US Demand for European Soccer Telecasts – A Between-Country Test of the Uncertainty of Outcome Hypothesis. Journal of Sports Economics, 20(6), 797-818, 2019. (co-authored by G. Nalbantis & T. Pawlowski).
• Substitution in sports – The case of lower division football attendance. Journal of Sports Economics, 20(3), 319-343, 2019 (co-authored by T. Wallrafen, T. Pawlowski, & C. Deutscher).
• Perceived game uncertainty, suspense and the demand for sport. Economic Inquiry, 56(1), 173-192, 2018 (co-authored by T. Pawlowski, G. Nalbantis & D. Coates)
• On the release of players to national teams. Journal of Sports Economics, 16(7), 695-713, 2015 (co-authored by O. Gürtler, M. Lang & T. Pawlowski, T).
• Testing the uncertainty of outcome hypothesis in European professional football - A stated preference approach. Journal of Sports Economics, 14(4), 341-367, 2013 (authored by T. Pawlowski).
• Top clubs’ performance and the competitive situation in European domestic football competitions. Journal of Sports Economics, 11(2), 186-202, 2010 (co-authored by T. Pawlowski, C. Breuer & A. Hovemann).