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How sensitive are sports fans to unemployment?

APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS (2023)

Impacts of the Great Recession on sport: evidence from English Football League attendance demand

Babatunde Buraimo et al.

Summary: This article examines the impact of the 2007-9 Great Recession on attendance demand in the English Football League, finding that rising local unemployment rates significantly reduce matchday attendances at clubs.

OXFORD ECONOMIC PAPERS-NEW SERIES (2022)

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Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Common international trends in football stadium attendance

Jan C. van Ours

Summary: This paper examines the long-term developments in stadium attendance in professional football in the Netherlands, which have been influenced by socioeconomic factors and show a high correlation with other European leagues, particularly the English Premier League. This suggests that stadium attendance is affected by both national developments and common international trends in the interest in football matches.

PLOS ONE (2021)

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Article Economics