Economic analysis of the 12th man: should the fans be paid?

Article dans une revue: The paper provides a theoretical sports league model to study the pricing of tickets. It considers the trade-off between maximizing match day revenues, through high prices, and maximizing the support of the most demonstrative fans, through low prices. These spectators, the “ultras” contribute to the competitive level of the club along with team-level talent, and therefore indirectly increase the number of victories, hence the revenue from TV rights. We model the role of effusive spectators and show that, in a non-cooperative Nash equilibrium, it may be optimal for the club to subsidize their presence in order to take full advantage of the 12th man effect.

Auteur(s)

Luc Arrondel, Jean-Pascal Gayant, Jean-François Laslier

Revue
  • Sports Economics Review
Date de publication
  • 2023
Mots-clés
  • Sports Economics
  • Ticket pricing
  • TV rights
  • Supporters
Référence interne
  • Preprint: PSE Working Papers n°2023-07
Pages
  • 100017
Version
  • 2
Volume
  • 3