Dissertation
APPLIED MICROECONOMIC TOPICS IN AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL SOCCER
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
01/2014
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/111219
Abstract
The following research focuses on microeconomic topics in professional soccer. As a young, developing league, Major League Soccer faces many obstacles as they continue to grow their brand in the United States and Canada. The following chapters address how nationalities are valued in the United States, the effect of rivalries on game-day attendance, and how distance affects season attendance for clubs. The largest source of revenue for the vast majority of professional teams is through gate attendance and concessions, regardless of sport. Each chapter develops models to explain salaries or attendance for Major League Soccer and then uses recent data to estimate the impact of decisions on salaries and attendance. The results of each chapter have the ability to impact Major League Soccer's continued growth, while expanding the application of microeconomics to niche industries.
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- Title
- APPLIED MICROECONOMIC TOPICS IN AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL SOCCER
- Creators
- Jadrian James Wooten
- Contributors
- Jill J McCluskey (Advisor)Ron C Mittelhammer (Committee Member)Robert E Rosenman (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Economic Sciences, School of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 96
- Identifiers
- 99900581846201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation