Local heroes and superstars: An empirical analysis of star attraction in German soccer

Journal of Sports Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 266-286

  Brandes, Leif ^a   Franck, Egon ^b   Nüesch, Stephan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Consumer demand; Popularity; Soccer; Superstar effect; Talent

Indexed keywords

EID: 46649102652     PISSN: 15270025     EISSN: 15527794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527002507302026     Document Type: Article

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