Research
All datasets and replication code for current and past projects is available on the Erasmus University Data Repository. Click here.
A complete overview of all published works (updated with citation information) is on Google Scholar. Click here.
Active projects
International Assortative Matching in the European Labor Market (with Jan C. van Ours) Download working paper here. Watch our online seminar here.
In-house Promotions in College Football (with Steven Salaga) In progress.
Racial Discrimination in the Labor Market of English Football Managers (with Sam Hoey and Stefan Szymanski) In progress.
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Published research papers
The Impact of Absent Coworkers on Productivity in Teams, Labour Economics, 2023, Vol. 83, 102400. (with Sam Hoey and Jan C. van Ours) Paper Replication files
The Survival of Mediocre Superstars in the Labor Market, Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 2022, Vol. 38 (3), p. 840-888. (with Stefan Szymanski and Marko Terviö) Paper Replication Files
The transfer system in European football: a pro-competitive no-poaching agreement?, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2021, Vol. 75, 102695. (with Sam Hoey and Francesco Principe) Paper Replication Files Online seminar
Manager Migration, Learning-by-hiring and Cultural Distance in International Soccer, Global Strategy Journal, 2021, Vol. 11 (3), p. 494-519. (with Brian Mills, Enrico Pennings and Hojun Song) Paper Replication Files
Are Inventors or Firms the Engines of Innovation?, Management Science, 2021, Vol. 67 (6), p. 3899-3920. (with Ajay Bhaskarabhatla, Luis Cabral and Deepak Hegde) Paper Replication Files Winner ERIM Top Article Award 2022
Seasonal Home Advantage in English Professional Football; 1974-2018, De Economist, 2021, Vol. 169, p. 107–126. (with Jan C. van Ours) Paper Replication Files
Matching and Winning? The Impact of Upper and Middle Managers on Team Performance in Major League Baseball, Management Science, 2020, Vol. 66 (6), p. 2735-2751. (with Steven Salaga and Matthew Juravich) Paper Replication Files
Testing the Wisdom of Crowds in the Field: Transfermarkt Valuations and International Football Results, International Journal of Forecasting, 2018, Vol. 34 (1), p. 17-29. Paper Replication Files
Individual Impact Magnitude versus Cumulative Magnitude for Estimating Concussion Odds, Annals of Bio-medical Engineering, 2017, Vol. 45 (8), p. 1985–1992. (with Kathryn O'Connor, Steve Broglio and Stefan Szymanski) Paper
Profit-maximizing Gate Revenue Sharing in Sports Leagues, Economic Inquiry, 2015, Vol. 53 (2), p. 1275–1291. Paper
Financial Fair Play in European Football, Economic Policy, 2014, Vol. 29 (78), p. 343–390. (with Stefan Szymanski) Paper Replication Files
Tourism and the 2010 World Cup: lessons for developing countries, Journal of African Economies, 2014, Vol. 23 (2), p. 290-320. (with Victor Matheson and Stefan Szymanski) Paper
Media Revenue Sharing as a Coordination Device in Sports Leagues, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2012, Vol. 30, p. 153–163. Paper
Broadcast Rights and Competitive Balance in European Soccer, International Journal of Sport Finance, 2011, Vol. 6 (1), p. 23-39. Paper
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Other
Reproducibility in Management Science. Management Science (forthcoming). Fišar, M., Greiner, B., Huber, C., Katok, E., Ozkes, A., and the Management Science Reproducibility Collaboration. Member of the Management Science Reproducibility Collaboration.
Time to Go? An Economic Perspective on Ronald Koeman, Institut Economia de Barcelona Report, 1/2023 (with Jan C. van Ours). Paper
Remembering Stefan Kesenne 1950-2021. Journal of Sports Economics, Vol. 22 (7), p. 739-743. Paper
De Super League toont dat betere regulering van het betaald voetbal nodig is. Economisch-Statistische Berichten (ESB), 2021, 4798, p. 282-285. Paper
Financial Fair Play: Winners and Losers on and off the Pitch, in: O. Budzinski & A. Feddersen (eds.), Contemporary Research in Sports Economics: Proceedings of the 5th ESEA Conference, Frankfurt a.M.: Peter Lang Academic Publishers 2014, p. 17-33. (with Stefan Szymanski)
Noot: Het recente eindarrest van het Hof van Beroep te Brussel over de voetbaluitzendrechten. De afgezwakte verplichting voor Telenet: Pro Pro League?, Tijdschrift voor Belgische Mededinging, 2012, 6(4), p. 291-304. (with Jan Bouckaert)
If you Host it, will they come? Mega-Events and Tourism in South Africa, in: Contextualising Research in Sport: An International Perspective, Christos Anagnostopoulos, ed. Athens, Greece: Athens Institute for Education and Research, 2012, p. 111-122. (with Victor Matheson and Stefan Szymanski)