Evaluating changes in league structure: the reorganization of the Scottish Football League
- 1 February 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Applied Economics
- Vol. 19 (2) , 259-275
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00036848700000101
Abstract
This article investigates the relationship between league structure and the demand for professional team sport using data from the Scottish Football League (SFL) 1971 to 1980. The SFL was restructured in 1975 and thus provides an excellent opportunity for the empirical analysis of the influence of league structure. The general channels by which league structure affects demand are explored. Estimates are made of the impact on individual clubs by predicting what attendances would have been in the absence of the league reorganization. Finally, the distribution of attendances across clubs is examined for evidence of the influence of league structure.Keywords
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