Économie du sport professionnel et équilibre compétitif. Les limites d’une approche largement utilisée : « Noll-Scully measure of Competitive Balance »

  • Scelles, Nicolas
  • Durand, Christophe
Publication date
January 2012
Publisher
EDP Sciences

Abstract

International audienceCompetitive balance constitutes a founder concept of professional sports economics. It postulates a central link between uncertainty of outcome and public demand. The most used measure in the literature is "Noll-Scully" approach. It confronts teams spread in the standing between observed reality and theoretical ideal in taking into account the number of matches. The object of this contribution is to discuss "Noll-Scully" approach pertinence. Following a summary of the literature, the 2nd part approaches the obstacle points that are its purpose (to integrate the influence of the number of matches) and its formulation (to incorporate a theoretical ideal value). Then the article positions the discussion on an alternative ...

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