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Do Fans Care About Compliance to Doping Regulations in Sports? The Impact of PED Suspension in Baseball

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  • Jeffrey Cisyk
  • Pascal Courty

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There is little evidence in support of the main economic rationale for regulating athletic doping that doping reduces fan interest. The introduction of random testing for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) by Major League Baseball (MLB) offers unique data to investigate the issue. The announcement of a PED violation (a) initially reduces home-game attendance by 8%, (b) has no impact on home-game attendance after 15 days, and (c) has a small negative impact on the game attendance for other MLB teams. This is the first systematic evidence that doping decreases consumer demand for sporting events.

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  • Jeffrey Cisyk & Pascal Courty, 2017. "Do Fans Care About Compliance to Doping Regulations in Sports? The Impact of PED Suspension in Baseball," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 18(4), pages 323-350, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jospec:v:18:y:2017:i:4:p:323-350
    DOI: 10.1177/1527002515587441
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    Keywords

    performance-enhancing drug; doping; baseball; major baseball league; attendance;
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    JEL classification:

    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
    • D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles

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