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Management efficiency in football: an empirical analysis of two extreme cases

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  • JARA, miguel

    (Universidad de Conception, Chile)

  • Paolini, DIMITRI

    (CRENoS and DiSEA, Università odi Sassari, Italy and Université catholique de Louvain, CORE, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium)

  • TENA, J.D.

    (CRENoS and DiSEA, Università di Sassari, Italy and Universidad Carlos III, Spain)

Abstract

Analysis of managerial efficiency in sport economics typically focuses on evaluating coach decisions instead of assessing the organization as a whole. This paper studies the relative importance of variables related to power and managerial decisions by estimating stochastic production frontiers models for the Chilean and Italian football. We find the presence of technical inefficiencies in both cases. However, managerial decisions play a more significant role in the Italian league. This difference can be explained by a less open and balanced competition in the Chilean case, that could be due to a lower demand and/or financial constraints faced by small clubs in that country.

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  • JARA, miguel & Paolini, DIMITRI & TENA, J.D., 2012. "Management efficiency in football: an empirical analysis of two extreme cases," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE 2012044, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
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    Keywords

    stochastic production frontier; managerial efficiency; sport economics;
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    JEL classification:

    • J44 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Professional Labor Markets and Occupations
    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
    • M50 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - General

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