Institute of Sports Science

10.02.2026

New publication in Annals of Operations Research

A recently published paper examines the effect that revenue allocation schemes at international competition will have on domestic competition.

The study jointly conducted by Juan D. Moreno-Ternero (U Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain), Shlomo Weber (Southern Methodist U, Dallas, USA) and Tim Pawlowski (IfS), applies the notion of the Herfindahl-Hirschman index to examine the effect of international rewards on distortion of budget concentration and financial opportunities for sports clubs.

Moreno-Ternero, J. D., Weber, S., & Pawlowski, T. (2026). International rewards and budget concentration in domestic sports leagues. Annals of Operations Research, 357, 1079–1099.