Sports Attendance

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This paper discusses sports attendance and the factors that affect the attendance demand. The parer further discusses some of the economic realities of society, noting that the ranking of the team is most important, and also noting the fact that teams are supported first by fans in the city where the team is based, more so when the team is wining and more when the team is playing a rival team.

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"The attendance demand at professional team sport events is driven by several factors, some inherent in the sport itself and some in the economic realities of the society at the time. One might believe that there is a one-to-one relationship between high attendance and the state of the economy, for instance, though this is not the case. Indeed, sporting events and other relatively inexpensive entertainment such as movies tend to do well during times of relative economic hardship, suggesting that something other than the availability of spendable cash drives such consumer decisions. One element that helps determine the attendance demand at sorting events is the ranking of the team. Teams are supported first by fans in the city where the team is based, and yet the audience is somewhat fickle. If the team is doing well, more people are on hand to cheer it to further victory. "

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