Research areas

Sports Economics
    - Economic Impact of Sport Events and Facilities
    - Empirics of Competitive Balance
    - Financial Disparities in Professional Team Sports

Applied Regional and Urban Economics
    - Regional Economic Impact of (Transport) Infrastructure
    - Empirics of New Economic Geography Models
    - City Size Distribution

Media Economics
    - Quantitative Analysis of the Demand for Sportscasts

Research information

Publications in Peer-reviewed Journals

1. Geography of a Sports Metropolis, Région & Développement, 31, 2010 (with G. Ahlfeldt).
2. Investment in Stadia and Regional Economic Development – Evidence from FIFA World Cup 2006, International Journal of Sport Finance, 4(4), 2009, 221–239 (with L. Grötzinger & W. Maennig).
3. Arenas vs. Multi-functional Stadia – Which do Spectators Prefer?, Journal of Sports Economics, 10(2), 2009, 180–191 (with W. Maennig).
4. How to Win the Olympics – The Empirics of Key Success Factors of Olympic Bids, Revue d’Economique Politique, 118(2), 2008, 39–55 (with W. Maennig and P. Zimermann).
5. The Novelty Effect of New Soccer Stadia: The Case of Germany, International Journal of Sport Finance, 1(3), 2006, 174–188 (with W. Maennig & M. Borcherding).
6. Sporting Success and Capital Market Performance: An Event Study of Borussia Dortmund, Journal of Applied Social Science Studies, 124(2), 2004, 1–21 (with W. Maennig).

Book Sections (Selection)

1. The European Perspective on Team Ownership, Competitive Balance, and Event Impacts, in: D. Howard und B.R. Humphreys (eds.), The Business of Sport, Praeger, 2008, 153–185 (with W. Maennig).