The impact of UEFA financial fair play on player expenditures, sporting success and financial performance: evidence from the Italian top league

被引:34
作者
Dimitropoulos, Panagiotis [1 ]
Scafarto, Vincenzo [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Peloponnese, Dept Sport Org & Management, Sparta, Greece
[2] Univ Cassino & Southern Lazio, Dept Human Social & Hlth Sci, I-03043 Cassino, Italy
关键词
Governance; player expenditure; club performance; UEFA; financial fair play; football; FOOTBALL CLUBS; PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; COST EFFICIENCY; CONSTRAINTS; INVESTORS; CRISIS; MARKET; TEAMS; MODEL;
D O I
10.1080/16184742.2019.1674896
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Research question: In this study we empirically test the following hypotheses regarding the impact of financial fair play (FFP) on Italian first-division clubs: 1) FFP works as a governance mechanism moderating the relation between internal governance mechanisms and wage expenditures, 2) FFP is altering the relative importance of player expenditures as drivers of sporting performance, and 3) FFP is shifting the business model of Italian clubs leading to a more efficient decision-making on player transfers. Research methods: Using 165 club-year observations from 2007 to 2017, we jointly model the determinants of wage expenditures, sporting results and financial performance via a simultaneous equation approach. The impact of FFP is estimated by interacting a dummy variable for FFP with the key explanatory variables of each model. Results and findings: Empirical results show that FFP has 1) a negative effect on the relation between wages and sporting results, 2) a positive effect on the relation between net transfer fees and sporting results, and 3) a positive effect on the relation between gains on player trading and financial performance.
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