The (weekly) Sports Piece: Recent Episodes
Carlos Gómez González, Thadeu Gasparetto, and Cornel Nesseler
In this episode, we discuss the paper "Mortality of Spanish soccer referees and coaches: A retrospective cohort study". The authors of the paper are José Carlos Diza, Iván Rodríguez, Santiago Iglesias-Sueiro, Miguel A Sanchez-Lastra, Carlos Ayán (University of Vigo), and Eva Diz Ferreira (University of Santiago de Compostela). You can find the paper here
In this episode, we discuss the paper "Financial development and wage income: Evidence from the global football market". The authors of the paper are Wei Wang (Sun Yat-sen University), Haoxi Yang (Nankai University), and Xi Wang (Sun Yat-sen University). You can find the paper here.
In this episode, we discuss the paper "Referee abuse, intention to quit, and well-being". The authors of the paper are Paul Downward (Loughborough University), Tom Webb (University of Portsmouth) and Peter Dawson (University of East Anglia). You can find the paper here.
In this episode, we discuss the paper "To comply or not to comply? How a UEFA wage-to-revenue requirement might affect the sport and managerial performance of soccer clubs". The authors of the paper are Pedro Garcia-del-Barrio (Universidad de Navarra) and Pablo Agnese (Universitat Internacional de Catalunya). You can find the paper here
In this episode, we discuss the paper "She kicks: The state of competitive balance in the top five women’s football leagues in Europe". The author of the paper is Sarthak Mondal (Sheffield Hallam University). You can find the paper here
In this episode, we discuss the paper "Dancing with the stars: Does playing in elite tournaments affect performance?". The authors of the paper are Ilhan Güner and Mehdi Hamidi Sahneh (University of Kent). You can find the paper here
In this episode, we discuss the paper "Broadcaster choice and audience demand for live sport games: Panel analyses of the Korea baseball organization".
The authors of the paper are Kihan Kim (Seoul National University), Hojun Sung (Incheon National University), Yeayoung Noh (The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea), and Kimoon Lee (Korean Broadcasting System).
You can find the paper here.
In this episode, we discuss the paper "The Impact of a Life-Disrupting Threat on Team Identity".
The authors of the paper are Katherine Sveinson and Elizabeth B. Delia (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Aaron C. Mansfield (Merrimack College), and Emma Calow (Bowling Green State University).
You can find the paper here.
In this episode, we discuss the paper "Is he or she the main player in table tennis mixed doubles?".
The authors of the paper are Zheng Zhou and Hui Zhang (Zhejiang University).
You can find the paper here
In this episode we talk with Sören Dallmeyer (German Sport University Cologne) about his recent research paper "The relationship between leisure-time physical activity and job satisfaction: A dynamic panel data approach".
In this episode we talk with Karen Block (University of Melbourne) about her recent research paper "Count Me In a sports participation intervention promoting inclusion for young people from migrant backgrounds in Australia".
In this episode, we discuss the paper "The relationship between leisure-time physical activity and job satisfaction: A dynamic panel data approach".
The authors of the paper are Sören Dallmeyer and Christoph Breuer (German Sport University Cologne) and Pamela Wicker (Bielefeld University).
You can find the paper here.
We discuss the paper "About the “Away Goals Rule” in Association Football. Does Scrapping the Rule Increase the Fairness of the Game?"
The authors of the paper are Francisco J. Bahamonde-Birke (Universiteit Utrecht and Tilburg University) and Ramón Andrés Bahamonde-Birke (BB Investments and Consulting).
You can find the paper here.
In this episode, we discuss the paper "Topic mining of real-time discussions: What catches the attention of live streaming esports viewers?". The authors of the paper are Wenche Wang and Jiajia Fan (University of Michigan).
You can find the paper here.
In this episode we discuss the paper "Count Me In a sports participation intervention promoting inclusion for young people from migrant backgrounds in Australia". The authors of the paper are Dana Young (The University of Melbourne) and Karen Block (The University of Melbourne).
You can find the paper here.
In this episode we discuss the paper "The impact of video assistant referee (VAR) on match performance variables at men’s FIFAWorld Cup tournaments". The authors of the paper are Alliance Kubayi (Tshwane University of Technology), Paul Larkin (Victoria University), and Abel Toriola (Tshwane University of Technology).
You can find the paper here.
In this episode we talk with Gleb Vasiliev about his recent research paper "Prove them wrong: Do professional athletes perform better when facing their former clubs?".
In this episode we discuss the paper "The long-run effects of sports clubs vouchers for primary school children". The authors of the paper are Jan Marcus (University of Hamburg), Thomas Siedler (University of Hamburg), and Nicolas R. Ziebarth (Cornell University).
You can find the paper here.
In this episode we talk with Ender Demir about his recent research paper "Are Fan Tokens Fan Tokens?".
In this episode we discuss the paper "Are Fan Tokens Fan Tokens?". The authors of the paper are Ender Demir (Reykjavik University), Oguz Ersan (Kadir Has University), and Boris Popesko (Tomas Bata University in Zlin).
You can the paper here.
In this episode we talk with Zachary S. Fone about his recent research paper "You Booze, You Lose? Spillovers to Crime from Alcohol Sales at College Football Games".
In this episode we discuss the paper "Prove them wrong: Do professional athletes perform better when facing their former clubs?. The authors of the paper are Artur Assanskiy (HSE University, New Economic School), Daniil Shaposhnikov (HSE University), Igor Tylkin (HSE University, RANEPA), and Gleb Vasiliev (HSE University).
In this episode we discuss the paper "You Booze, You Lose? Spillovers to Crime from Alcohol Sales at College Football Games". The authors of the paper is Zachary S. Fone (Montana State University).
In this episode we talk with Elizabeth A. Taylor about her recent research paper "Examining intercollegiate athletic department employees’ workplace behaviors using latent profile analysis"
In this episode we discuss the paper "Examining intercollegiate athletic department employees’ workplace behaviors using latent profile analysis". The authors of the paper are Elizabeth A. Taylor (Temple University), Rose Marie Ward (Miami University), Matt R. Huml (University of Cincinnati), and Lindsey Darvin (SUNY – Cortland).
You can find the paper here.
In this episode we talk with Tracy Taylor about her recent research paper "A balancing act: women players in a new semi- Professional team sport league"
We discuss the paper "The financial and performance cost of injuries to teams in Australian professional soccer". The authors of the paper are Donna Lu (University of Technology Sydney and Football Federation Australia), Alan McCall (University of Technology Sydney and Football Federation Australia), Mark Jones (Football Federation Australia), Jeff Steinweg (Football Federation Australia), Les Gelis (Football Federation Australia), Job Fransen (University of Technology Sydney), and Rob Duffield (University of Technology Sydney and Football Federation Australia).
You can find the paper here.
We discuss the paper "A balancing act: women players in a new semi- Professional team sport league". The authors of the paper are Tracy Taylor (Victoria University), Hunter Fujak (Deakin University), Clare Hanlon (Victoria University), and Donna O’Connor (University of Sydney).
You can find the paper here.
We discuss the paper "Finding Neymar. The Role of Colour in the Detection and Discrimination of Football Kits".
The authors are Liam Burnell (University of York) and Peter Thompson (University of York).
You can find the paper here.
In this episode we talk with Felix Otto about his recent research paper "Political relations and sports: exploring the demand for relocated soccer games"
We discuss the paper "Political relations and sports: exploring the demand for relocated soccer games". The authors are Felix Otto (University of Tübingen), Georgios Nalbantis (University of Tübingen), and Tim Pawlowski (University of Tübingen).
You can find the paper here.
In this episode we talk with Robert Butler about his recent research paper "New insights on the Louis-Schmeling paradox: determinants of demand for subscription and payper- view boxing"
We discuss the paper "New insights on the Louis-Schmeling paradox: determinants of demand for subscription and pay-per-view boxing". The authors are David Butler (University College Cork), Robert Butler (University College Cork), and Joel Maxcy (Drexel University).
You can find the paper here.
We discuss the paper "Political relations and sports: exploring the demand for relocated soccer games". The authors of the paper are Felix Otto (University of Tübingen), Georgios Nalbantis (University of Tübingen), and Tim Pawlowski (University of Tübingen).
You can find the paper here.
We discuss the paper "Eliminating supportive crowds reduces referee bias".
The authors of the paper are J. James Reade (University of Reading), Dominik Schreyer (WHU—Otto Beisheim School of Management), and Carl Singleton (University of Reading).
You can find the paper here.
We discuss the paper "Integration between women’s and men’s football clubs: a comparison between Brazil, China and Italy".
The authors of the paper are Maurizio Valenti (Manchester Metropolitan University), Qi Peng (Manchester Metropolitan University), and Claudio Rocha (University of Stirling).
You can find the paper here.
We discuss the paper "Do LGBTQ‑Supportive Corporate Policies Affect Consumer Behavior? Evidence from the Video Game Industry".
The authors of the paper are Petr Parshakov (HSE Perm), Iuliia Naidenova (HSE Perm), Carlos Gomez-Gonzalez (University of Zurich), and Cornel Nesseler (NTNU).
You can find the paper here.
We discuss the paper "A big data analysis of social media coverage of athlete protests".
The authors of this paper are Wenche Wang (University of Michigan) and Stacy-Lynn Sant (University of Michigan).
You can find the paper here.
We discuss the paper "The video assistant referee VAR as neo coloniality of power Fan negative reactions to VAR in the 2018 FIFA Men s World Cup"
The authors of the paper are Renan Petersen-Wagner (Leeds Beckett University) and Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen (Liverpool John Moores University).
You can find the paper here.
We discuss the paper "Does relatedness drive the diversification of countries’ success in sports?"
The authors of this paper are Louis Knuepling (Leibniz University) and Tom Broekel (Stavanger University).
You can find the paper here.
We discuss the paper "Building Nations through Shared Experiences: Evidence from African Football".
The author of this paper are Emilio Depetris- Chauvin (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Ruben Durante (Universitat Pompeu Fabra), and Filipe Campante (Johns Hopkins University).
You can find the paper here.
We discuss the paper "Sports-based Entertainment and Crime Evidence from Football Games in Brazil". The author of this paper is Ilaria Masiero (University of Geneva).
The paper was published in 2022 in Journal of Sports Economics. You can find the paper here.
We discuss the paper "An Analysis of Broadcasting Media Using Social Media Engagement in the WNBA".
The authors of this paper are Ann Pegoraro (University of Guelph), Heather Kennedy (University of Guelph), Nola Agha (University of San Francisco), Nicholas Brown (University of San Francisco), and David Berri (Southern Utah University).
The paper was published in 2021 in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. You can find the paper here.
We discuss the paper "Feasibility of the Olympic marathon under climatic and socioeconomic change".
The authors of this paper are Takahiro Oyama (The University of Tokyo), Jun’ya Takakura (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Onogawa), Minoru Fujii (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Onogawa), Kenichi Nakajima (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Onogawa) & Yasuaki Hijioka (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Onogawa).
The paper was published in 2022 in Scientific Reports. You can find the paper here.
We discuss the paper "Can Professional Football Players Adapt to Air Pollution? Evidence From China".
The authors of this paper are Yu Qin (National University of Singapore), Jing Wu (Tsinghua University), Rongjie Zhang (Tsinghua University)
The paper was published in 2022 in Journal of Sports Economics. You can find the paper here.
We discuss the paper "English goalkeepers are not responsible for England’s poor performance in penalty shootouts in the past".
The authors of this paper are Michel Brinkschulte (German Sport University Cologne), Philip Furley (German Sport University Cologne), Maximilian Klemp (German Sport University Cologne), and Daniel Memmert (German Sport University Cologne)
The paper was published in 2021 in scientific reports. You can find the paper here.
Can Exposure to Celebrities Reduce Prejudice? The Effect of Mohamed Salah on Islamophobic Behaviors and Attitudes
The authors of this paper are Ala’ Alrababa’h (Stanford University), William Marble (Stanford University), Salma Mousa (Yale University), and Alexandra A. Siegel (University of Colorado Boulder)
The paper was published in 2021 in American Political Science Review. You can find the paper here
Building social cohesion between Christians and Muslims through soccer in post-ISIS Iraq
The author of this paper is Salma Mousa (Stanford University)
The paper was published in 2020 in Science. You can find the paper here
We discuss the paper Outracing champion Gran Turismo drivers with deep reinforcement learning.
The authors of this paper are Peter R. Wurman (Sony AI, New York), Samuel Barrett (Sony AI, New York), Kenta Kawamoto (Sony AI, Tokyo), James MacGlashan (Sony AI, New York), Kaushik Subramanian (Sony AI, Zürich), Thomas J. Walsh (Sony AI, New York), Roberto Capobianco (Sony AI, Zürich), Alisa Devlic (Sony AI, Zürich), Franziska Eckert (Sony AI, Zürich), Florian Fuchs (Sony AI, Zürich), Leilani Gilpin (Sony AI, New York), Piyush Khandelwal (Sony AI, New York), Varun Kompella (Sony AI, New York), HaoChih Lin (Sony AI, Zürich), Patrick MacAlpine (Sony AI, New York), Declan Oller (Sony AI, New York), Takuma Seno (Sony AI, Tokyo), Craig Sherstan (Sony AI, New York), Michael D. Thomure (Sony AI, New York), Houmehr Aghabozorgi (Sony AI, New York), Leon Barrett (Sony AI, New York), Rory Douglas (Sony AI, New York), Dion Whitehead (Sony AI, New York), Peter Dürr (Sony AI, Zürich), Peter Stone (Sony AI, New York), Michael Spranger (Sony AI, Tokyo) & Hiroaki Kitano (Sony AI, Tokyo).
The paper was published in 2022 in Nature. You can find the paper here.
The authors of this paper are Emma Seal (RMIT University), Buly A. Cardak (La Trobe University), Matthew Nicholson (Monash University and La Trobe University), Alex Donaldson (La Trobe University), Paul O’Halloran (La Trobe University), Erica Randle (La Trobe University), Kiera Staley (La Trobe University).
The paper was published in 2022 in Journal of Gambling Studies. You can find the paper here
We discuss the research paper "Opportunity and inequality in the emerging esports labor market"
The authors of this paper are Christopher M. McLeod (University of Florida), Hanhan Xue (Florida State University), Joshua I. Newman (Florida State University).
The paper was published in 2021 in International Review for the Sociology of Sport. You can find the paper here.
We discuss the research paper "Racial bias in newspaper ratings of professional football players".
The authors of this paper are Franceso Principe (University of Padova and ECASE) and Jan C. van Ours (Tinbergen Institue, ECASE, University of Melbourne, and CEPR)
The paper was published in 2022 in the European Economic Review. You can find the paper here.