Behavior under social pressure: Empty Italian stadiums and referee bias

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2010
Volume: 108
Issue: 2
Pages: 212-214

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0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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Abstract

Due to tightened safety regulation, some Italian soccer teams had to temporarily play home matches in empty stadiums in 2007. We exploit this event and find that referees exhibited home bias caused by social pressure when spectators were present.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:108:y:2010:i:2:p:212-214
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-29