Football Research

World Cup Workshop
2018-06-14 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
A collection of research on the economics of football to coincide with the opening day of the Fifa World Cup.

First Reading Football Economics Workshop 2019
2019-09-19 - 2019-09-21 | L22, London Road Campus, L22, London Road Campus, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5AQ, United Kingdom
The first Reading Football Economics Workshop will take place on 19-21 September 2019 in Reading, and is hosted by the Centre for Institutions and Economic History at the University of Reading. There will be two keynote talks, a number of contributed sessions and informal social events.
The workshop will feature research on the widest possible area of football economics or management, be it applications to football, or the use of football to inform economics and other topics.
Registration fee: £0
Registration deadline: 5 August (by e-mail, to j.j.reade@reading.ac.uk)
Programme: Final version
Keynote Speakers: Christian Deutscher (Bielefeld University), David Forrest (University of Liverpool)
Location: Building L22, London Road Campus, University of Reading, Reading, RG1 5AQ, UK [Campus map and travel advice]
Funding: Unfortunately, there is no funding available for this conference.
Accommodation: The London Road Campus is just outside Reading town centre, so there are lots of options within walking distance. We recommend Premier Inn Reading Central, as it is convenient to the venue, the train station and the town centre.
Timing: The conference will begin at 1pm on the 19th and finish by 1pm on the 21st, to facilitate travel etc
Social Events: On the Thursday and Friday evenings, all participants are invited to The Dairy to watch have dinner and watch live football.
The organisers would like to invite you to attend the local English Football Championship game taking place on Saturday afternoon: Reading v Blackburn @ Madejski Stadium. This is not formally part of the workshop. Please contact James or Carl if you are interested in this as soon as possible.
Local organisers: James Reade & Carl Singleton
Programme Committee: James Reade, Carl Singleton, Adrian Bell, Alasdair Brown, Thomas Peeters & Mark Casson
We thank the Centre for Institutions and Economic History for supporting this event.
Workshop as featured on INOMICS.com

Institutional Performance and Sport: Evidence from International Football --- Meshael Batarfi (Economics PhD candidate)
2019-10-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Edith Morley 175
Abstract:
Football is a popular global game with more than 211 members in FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) from across six football confederations. The performance of these FIFA members is varied across these countries. This study seeks to investigate the impact of macroeconomic variables on football performance (presented as a winning proportion). Using football data for 184 countries from 1950 to 2014 and applying the fixed effect methods, the results suggest that a higher level of GDP per capita may lead to better football overall performance for all the countries in the sample, collectively. However, the association between a winning proportion and GDP per capita is only significantly positive among The Union of European Football Associations and Asian Football Confederation countries.
We find that the population size might contribute to football achievements in 184 countries and the significant result was found in The Union of European Football Associations, and The South American Football Confederation countries.

4th Eastern Conference on Football Economics / 6th Western Conference on Football and Finance, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2020-07-01 - 2020-07-03
HSE University, New Economic School, and University of Reading are organizing a conference on the football economics and finance. It is aimed to highlight high-quality research of the football industry as well as to facilitate the cooperation between academics and practitioners.
Theoretical and/or empirical research papers that deal with economic, financial, social, and managerial problems of football industry are welcome. The list of possible topics includes: success factors in football, football leagues regulation, financial fair-play, tournament design, contest theory, optimization of match strategies, corruption, betting, spectators’ demand studies, financial and social issues of the World Cup, scheduling, competitive balance, and other.

When: 1-3 July, 2020
Call for papers: Extended abstract (approximately 3 pages long) must be submitted through EasyChair by February 1, 2020.
There is no conference fee. Participation is open to anyone interested in the field. However, registration is needed (it will be opened in due course).
See more information on the conference website.

7th HSE-NES-Reading Football and Finance Conference in Reading
2021-07-21 08:00 - 17:00
July 2021

Further details to be confirmed.
