Rationality and rent seeking in the spanish regulation of professional soccer

• Javier Suárez Pandiello ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Oviedo

     Universidad de Oviedo

     Oviedo, España

     
• Localización: Documentos de trabajo ( Universidad de Oviedo. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas ), Nº. 177, 1999
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This paper aims to discuss about the rationality in the behaviour of the agents who operates in the market of Spanish professional soccer as sport show. Some examples of rent seeking are drawn from the recent changes in the regulation that require to soccer clubs to be transformed in Anonymous Sport Corporations, including the behaviour of hostelrys people, builders and local politicians.