Change in Home Bias Due to Ghost Games in the NFL
Starke, Stephan; Vischer, Lars; Dilger, Alexander
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewedAbstract
We analyse changes in the National Football League (NFL) due to ghost games in 2020. The home bias disappears as expected. This also applies to semi-ghost games with significantly fewer spectators than regular games and to referee decisions regarding penalties.
Details about the publication
Journal: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik
Volume: 244
Issue: 5-6
Page range: 585-604
Status: Published
Release year: 2024
Language in which the publication is written: English
Link to the full text: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jbnst-2023-0087/html
Keywords: American Football; COVID-19; Ghost Games; Home Bias; NFL
Authors from the University of Münster
| Dilger, Alexander | Institute for Organisational Economics (IO) |
| Vischer, Lars | Professur für Organisationsökonomik (Prof. Dilger) |