Arbeitspapier

Arenas vs. multifunctional stadia: which do spectators prefer?

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.

ISBN
978-3-940369-43-7
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Hamburg Contemporary Economic Discussions ; No. 14

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Truncated and Censored Models; Switching Regression Models; Threshold Regression Models
Thema
Demand for sport
soccer
mono-functional arenas
multifunctional stadia

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Feddersen, Arne
Maennig, Wolfgang
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
University of Hamburg, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, Chair for Economic Policy
(wo)
Hamburg
(wann)
2007

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Feddersen, Arne
  • Maennig, Wolfgang
  • University of Hamburg, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, Chair for Economic Policy

Entstanden

  • 2007

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