The 5th Sports Economics Workshop annual gathering, hosted by the Centre for Sports Economics and Law, will take place on Friday 24th of May.
The theme of this year's event is demand issues in sport. Presentations will focus on issues such as attendance demand, demand for broadcasting and demand for participation in both pro-sport and amateur sport.
Contributions will be made from academics and researchers based at Loughborough University, University of East Anglia, University of Lancaster, University of Liverpool and University of Reading, as well as Ireland's Economic and Social Research Institute and University College Cork.
To register to attend, please compete the registration form here
WORKSHOP PROGRAMME:
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TIME |
SESSION |
PRESENTER |
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9.00 |
Registration |
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9.15 |
Opening Address |
Fiona Chambers - Director of Sports Studies and Physical Education |
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9.30 |
SESSION 1 |
Chair: David Butler |
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Football Attendance Over the Centuries |
James Reade (University of Reading |
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Playing Senior Inter-County Gaelic Games: Time Commitments and Knock-On Consequences. |
Elish Kelly (Economic and Social Research Institute) |
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Television audiences and Premier League football: An analysis of demand by different demographic groups. |
Babatunde Buraimo (University of Liverpool) |
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11.00 |
Refreshments |
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11.15 |
SESSION 2 |
Chair: Robert Butler |
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Sport and/or physical activity choice in Europe: Implications for health outcomes and policy |
Paul Downward (Loughborough University) |
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Spectator demand for the sport of kings |
David Forrest (University of Liverpool) |
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The Demand for Sports Related Goods: Evidence from the Irish Household Budget Survey |
John Eakins (University College Cork) |
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12.45 |
Lunch |
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14.00 |
SESSION 3 |
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Domestic abuse and football in Glasgow without Old Firm fixtures |
Colin Jennings (Kings College London) |
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Does Live Broadcasting Displace Gate Attendances? Evidence from the English Football League |
Rob Simmons (Lancaster University)
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Couch Potatoes to Runner Beans. Do Major Sporting Events deliver Sporting Legacies? |
Peter Dawson (University of East Anglia) |
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15.30 |
Closing Address |
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This event is free to attend and all are welcome. Further information about the event and the Centre for Sports Economics & Law can be found here.
For further information or queries please contact [email protected]
Local Organising Committee: David Butler, Robbie Butler, John Eakins and Don Ross.
The event is funded by the College of Business and Law
