Journal of Economic Literature
Book Reviews
2026-09-01
Stefan Szymanski of City University London reviews “Economics, Uncertainty and European Football: Trends in Competitive Balance” by Loek Groot,. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Explores the development of competitive balance in the major European football countries over an extended period of time and considers some policy prescriptions for the governance of the European football market. Discusses using football statistics--the basic techniques; competitive balance--sport's most precious good; static competitive balance; competitive balance based on team quality; dynamic competitive balance; and the future of European football--back to the 1950s. Groot is Associate Professor of Public Sector Economics in the Utrecht School of Economics at Utrecht University. Index.”