The Interaction between Baseball Attendance and Winning Percentage: A VAR Analysis
Abstract
This study examines the importance of team success for attendance in Major League Baseball teams. Winning and attendance go together for most baseball teams, but the direction of causation is not obvious. Winning could lead to greater attendance as fans want to see a winner; an increase in attendance could lead to greater winning as teams have greater resources to spend on salaries. This study finds that the direction of causations runs from team success to greater attendance, and that a sudden increase in fans does not lead to additional winning in the future. a secondary result suggests that the exogenous shocks to attendance have replicating effects on attendance as well.
Recommended Citation
Davis, M. C. (2008). The Interaction between Baseball Attendance and Winning Percentage: A VAR Analysis. International Journal of Sport Finance West Virginia University.
Department(s)
Economics
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1558-6235
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
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© 2008 West Virginia University, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2008