Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/25360
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
Hamburg Contemporary Economic Discussions No. 14
Publisher: 
University of Hamburg, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, Chair for Economic Policy, Hamburg
Abstract: 
Large sports stadia construction follows two different general concepts: (1) Mono-functional arenas which are specially suited for one sport exclusively and which are characterised by the absence of an athletic track. (2) Multifunctional sports stadia which can be used for different sporting or cultural events. Officials of clubs often argue that the atmosphere in an arena is significantly better than that of a multipurpose facility and that spectators prefer such an atmosphere. Estimated panel regressions with fixed effects show a significant positive effect of a mono-functional soccer stadium on spectator demand. Controlling for other demand determinants in the German professional soccer league, Bundesliga, an isolated effect of around 4,800 additional spectators a game can be found. This translates into a substantial increase of about 18.7% against the mean value of 25,602 spectators per Bundesliga game.
Subjects: 
Demand for sport
soccer
mono-functional arenas
multifunctional stadia
JEL: 
L83
C23
C24
ISBN: 
978-3-940369-43-7
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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