CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2012
| Author | Mikhailov, Vladimir |
|---|---|
| Title | Four Contributions to Economic Literature on Individual Sports |
| Summary | This thesis makes use of four datasets on professional tennis which are uniquely assembled from various sources in order to make four separate contributions to the growing body of economic literature on individual sports. First, the determinants of successful transition from junior to professional circuit are examined. Notably, little evidence is found to support the idea that playing too many pro tournaments as a teenager results in the early “burn-out” of a player. Second, labor supply of male tennis players is estimated in two different panel datasets. Evidence of backward bending supply is found. Third, the same two panels are used to examine contribution of various tennis skills and socio-economic factors to yearly sporting earnings of male players. Lastly, a logistic probability model is estimated in a panel of players and tournaments to identify key player- and tournament-specific determinants of entry into non-mandatory ATP events. |
| Supervisor | Laszlo Matyas |
| Department | Economics MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2012/mikhailov_vladimir.pdf |
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