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The demand for league of Ireland football

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posted on 2023-06-08, 23:46 authored by Barry ReillyBarry Reilly
This paper provides some empirical insights on the determinants of spectator demand for League of Ireland football. Using data from three recent playing seasons, the estimated spectator demand relationship revealed important roles for recent team performance, fixture quality, seasonal and match outcome uncertainty, and a selection of opportunity (and other) cost measures. The estimates confirm the importance of fixture quality for spectator attendance and also reveal evidence of a short-run competitive imbalance within the domestic game. The analysis suggests that modest enhancements to attendance may be achieved through increasing fixture quality and reducing such imbalance. These enhancements are more likely to be secured through reducing rather than increasing the current number of teams in the league’s top tier.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Journal

Economic and Social Review

ISSN

0012-9984

Publisher

Economic & Social Studies

Issue

4

Volume

46

Page range

485-509

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  • Economics Publications

Full text available

  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2015-12-16

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2015-12-15

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