The Effect of the Crowd on Home Bias: Evidence from NBA Games During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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dc.citation.firstpage950
dc.citation.issueNumber7
dc.citation.journalTitleJournal of Sports Economics
dc.citation.lastpage975
dc.citation.volumeNumber23
dc.contributor.authorGong, Hua
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-07T15:38:47Z
dc.date.available2022-09-07T15:38:47Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThe present study examines a specific type of referee biases, home bias, and analyzes how the presence of fans affects home bias by using NBA games played in empty arenas during the COVID-19 pandemic in the 2020–2021 season and matches played before the pandemic from 2017 to 2020. This research also uses a unique data set from NBA Last Two Minute Reports to assess referees’ performance at the play level. The findings show crowd support does not cause referees to treat home and away teams differently in crucial situations during the NBA regular season, contrary to the results in most prior studies.
dc.identifier.citationGong, Hua. "The Effect of the Crowd on Home Bias: Evidence from NBA Games During the COVID-19 Pandemic." <i>Journal of Sports Economics,</i> 23, no. 7 (2022) Sage: 950-975. https://doi.org/10.1177/15270025211073337.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/15270025211073337
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/113183
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSage
dc.subject.keywordreferee bias
dc.subject.keywordhome bias
dc.subject.keywordCOVID-19
dc.subject.keywordcrowd support
dc.titleThe Effect of the Crowd on Home Bias: Evidence from NBA Games During the COVID-19 Pandemic
dc.typeJournal article
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