The effect of geographic proximity and rivalry on performance: Evidence from the English football league

Doran, Justin; Jordan, Declan

doi:10.1080/00343404.2017.1414177

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dc.contributor.author	Doran, Justin
dc.contributor.author	Jordan, Declan
dc.date.accessioned	2018-04-18T10:42:06Z
dc.date.available	2018-04-18T10:42:06Z
dc.date.issued	2018-01-19
dc.identifier.citation	Doran, J. and Jordan, D. (2018) 'The effect of geographical proximity and rivalry on performance: evidence from the English Football League', Regional Studies, pp. 1-11. doi: 10.1080/00343404.2017.1414177	en
dc.identifier.startpage	1	en
dc.identifier.endpage	11	en
dc.identifier.issn	0034-3404
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10468/5814
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/00343404.2017.1414177
dc.description.abstract	Using data on league position for clubs that have participated in English football leagues for 21 seasons, this paper tests, using spatial econometric techniques, whether clubs’ within-season performances are positively affected by better performances of other clubs located geographically closer to them. The paper provides evidence of positive spatial dependence between clubs’ performance. This means that proximity to high-performing clubs drives others to perform better, ceteris paribus. This is consistent with the view in regional analysis that spatial factors are important considerations in understanding business performance.	en
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Taylor & Francis	en
dc.relation.uri	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00343404.2017.1414177
dc.rights	© 2018 Regional Studies Association. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Regional Studies on 19/01/2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/00343404.2017.1414177	en
dc.subject	Geographical proximity	en
dc.subject	Local rivalry	en
dc.subject	Sport	en
dc.subject	English football leagues	en
dc.subject	Spatial econometrics	en
dc.subject	Performance	en
dc.subject	English League	en
dc.title	The effect of geographic proximity and rivalry on performance: Evidence from the English football league	en
dc.type	Article (peer-reviewed)	en
dc.internal.authorcontactother	Justin Doran, Economics, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. +353-21-490-3000 Email: justin.doran@ucc.ie	en
dc.internal.availability	Full text available	en
dc.check.date	2019-06-19
dc.date.updated	2018-04-17T13:47:43Z
dc.description.version	Accepted Version	en
dc.internal.rssid	419810612
dc.description.status	Peer reviewed	en
dc.identifier.journaltitle	Regional Studies	en
dc.internal.copyrightchecked	Yes	en
dc.internal.licenseacceptance	Yes	en
dc.internal.IRISemailaddress	justin.doran@ucc.ie	en