TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Damme, Nils van
AU  - Baert, Stijn
        TI  - Home Advantage in European International Soccer: Which Dimension of Distance Matters?
        PY  - 2019/Feb/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 12143
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp12143
        AB  - We investigate whether the home advantage in soccer differs by various dimensions of distance between the (regions of the) home and away teams: geographical distance, climatic differences, cultural distance, and disparities in economic prosperity. To this end, we analyse 2,012 recent matches played in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. We find that when the home team plays at a higher altitude, they benefit substantially more from their home advantage. Every 100 meters of altitude difference is associated with an increase in expected probability to win the match, as the home team, by 1.1 percentage points.
        KW  - soccer
KW  - home advantage
KW  - cultural distance
KW  - UEFA Champions League
KW  - UEFA Europa League
        ER  -