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Factors Affecting Attendance of Major League Baseball: Revisited.

Authors :
Denaux, Zulal S.
Denaux, David A.
Yalcin, Yeliz
Source :
Atlantic Economic Journal; Jun2011, Vol. 39 Issue 2, p117-127, 11p, 3 Charts
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

Many studies have been conducted analyzing factors affecting the demand for Major League Baseball (MLB) games. This paper revisits the factors affecting the long-run demand for attendance, employing an unbalanced panel technique for all home games played over the period from 1979 to 2004 seasons for the 12 non-expansion, non-adjustment teams from MLB. Combining both teams and every home game played during 1979-2004 seasons, dimensions provide better understanding of long-run demand for attendance. The study finds that time factors, fan interest, city characteristics, team's performance, and fan's attendance behavior have strong influences on the game attendance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01974254
Volume :
39
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Atlantic Economic Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
61930987
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11293-011-9274-2