Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/196641 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 12143
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We investigate whether the home advantage in soccer differs by various dimensions of distance between the (regions of the) home and away teams: geographical distance, climatic differences, cultural distance, and disparities in economic prosperity. To this end, we analyse 2,012 recent matches played in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. We find that when the home team plays at a higher altitude, they benefit substantially more from their home advantage. Every 100 meters of altitude difference is associated with an increase in expected probability to win the match, as the home team, by 1.1 percentage points.
Subjects: 
soccer
home advantage
cultural distance
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
JEL: 
L83
J44
Z00
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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