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Dennis Coates is affiliated with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences and economics, econometrics, and finance, with a strong emphasis on topics related to sports analytics and performance.

Their recent publications cover various aspects of sports economics and policy, including studies on sports franchises, transfer market values, and club performance. Notable papers include:

  • The wisdom of crowds and transfer market values, 2021, European Journal of Operational Research
  • Transfer Policy and Football Club Performance: Evidence from Network Analysis, 2020, International Journal of Sport Finance

Coates has also appeared as a co-author in papers led by John Charles Bradbury, such as:

  • The impact of professional sports franchises and venues on local economies: A comprehensive survey, 2022, Journal of Economic Surveys

The research topics they engage with highlight intersections between sports and broader economic and social considerations. Their main topics include:

  • Sports Analytics and Performance
  • Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
  • Sports, Gender, and Society
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
  • Forecasting Techniques and Applications
  • Gambling Behavior and Treatments

Frequent co-authors in their work include Brad R. Humphreys, Petr Parshakov, John Charles Bradbury, Iuliia Naidenova, and Aleksei Chadov.

They have published extensively in venues focused on sport finance and economics, with frequent contributions to:

  • International Journal of Sport Finance
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Economic Surveys
  • European Journal of Operational Research
  • Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Their subfields of study reflect a blend of economics and sociopolitical sciences, covering:

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Gender Studies
  • Safety Research
  • Management Science and Operations Research

Best Publications

  • The growth effects of sport franchises, stadia, and arenas

    Dennis Coates;Brad R. Humphreys

  • "No Significant Distance" between Face-to-Face and Online Instruction: Evidence from Principles of Economics

    Dennis Coates;Brad R. Humphreys;John Kane;Michelle A. Vachris

  • The effect of professional sports on earnings and employment in the services and retail sectors in US cities

    Dennis Coates;Brad R. Humphreys;Brad R. Humphreys

  • Do Economists Reach a Conclusion on Subsidies for Sports Franchises, Stadiums, and Mega-Events?

    Dennis Coates;Brad R. Humphreys

  • Do Economists Reach a Conclusion on Subsidies for Sports Franchises, Stadiums, and Mega-Events?

    Dennis Coates;Brad R. Humphreys

  • Professional Sports Facilities, Franchises and Urban Economic Development

    Dennis Coates;Baltimore County;Brad R. Humphreys

  • REFERENCE‐DEPENDENT PREFERENCES, LOSS AVERSION, AND LIVE GAME ATTENDANCE

    Dennis Coates;Brad R. Humphreys;Li Zhou

  • NOVELTY EFFECTS OF NEW FACILITIES ON ATTENDANCE AT PROFESSIONAL SPORTING EVENTS

    Dennis Coates;Brad R. Humphreys

  • STADIUMS AND ARENAS: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR ECONOMIC REDISTRIBUTION?

    Dennis Coates

  • Ticket prices, concessions and attendance at professional sporting events.

    Dennis Coates;Brad R. Humphreys

  • The Economic Impact of Postseason Play in Professional Sports

    Dennis Coates;Brad R. Humphreys

  • Proximity benefits and voting on stadium and arena subsidies

    Dennis Coates;Brad R. Humphreys

  • The Economic Consequences of Professional Sports Strikes and Lockouts

    Dennis Coates;Brad R. Humphreys

  • Game Attendance and Outcome Uncertainty in the National Hockey League

    Dennis Coates;Brad R. Humphreys

  • Education production functions using instructional time as an input

    Dennis Coates

  • Superstar Salaries and Soccer Success: The Impact of Designated Players in Major League Soccer

    Dennis Coates;Bernd Frick;Todd Jewell

  • Interest Groups and Investment: A Further Test of the Olson Hypothesis

    Dennis Coates;Jac C. Heckelman

  • Baseball Strikes and the Demand for Attendance

    Dennis Coates;Thane Harrison

  • Mega-Events: Is Baylor Football to Waco What the Super Bowl is to Houston?:

    Dennis Coates;Craig A. Depken

  • Compensating differentials and the social benefits of the NFL: A comment

    Dennis Coates;Brad R. Humphreys;Andrew Zimbalist

  • Legislative Voting and the Economic Theory of Politics

    Dennis Coates;Michael Munger;Chapel Hill

  • The Stadium Gambit and Local Economic Development

    Dennis Coates;Brad R. Humphreys

  • Novelty Effects of New Facilities on Attendance at Professional Sporting Events

    Dennis Coates;d R. Humphreys

Frequent Co-Authors

Brad R. Humphreys
Brad R. Humphreys West Virginia University
Pamela Wicker
Pamela Wicker Bielefeld University
Christoph Breuer
Christoph Breuer German Sport University Cologne
David C. Hodgins
David C. Hodgins University of Calgary
Michael J. A. Wohl
Michael J. A. Wohl Carleton University
Rachel A. Volberg
Rachel A. Volberg University of Massachusetts Amherst
Robert J. Williams
Robert J. Williams University of Lethbridge
Donald Schopflocher
Donald Schopflocher University of Alberta
Mancur Olson
Mancur Olson University of Maryland, College Park

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