Consumer Perceptions Matter: A Case Study of an Anomaly in English Football-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Consumer Perceptions Matter: A Case Study of an Anomaly in English Football

Published:2024-07-23 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0021-4027
Container-title:Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik
language:en
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Author:

Reade J. James¹,van Ours Jan C.²³

Affiliation:

1. University of Reading , Whiteknights, PO Box 217 , Reading , England

2. Erasmus School of Economics , Tinbergen Institute and ECASE (Erasmus Center for Applied Sports Economics) , Rotterdam , The Netherlands

3. CEPR , London , England

Abstract

Abstract In 1983 England’s fifth-tier football competition introduced a two-points-for-a-home-win and three-points-for-an-away-win reward system. This system was abolished after three seasons. The anomalous point system may have been introduced to reduce home advantage but the reasons are not fully clear and neither are the reasons for abolishing the system shortly after its introduction. We find that the new point system did not affect match outcomes but it did influence match attendance negatively. We speculate that the alternative point system was perceived as unfair to potential buyers of seasonal tickets or individual match tickets some of whom as a response decided to avoid watching the game in person. Consumer perceptions seem to matter.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jbnst-2023-0095/pdf

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