Production and efficiency : the case of the Australian Rugby League : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Applied Economics at Massey University

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dc.contributor.authorRichardson, Sam
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-18T22:30:41Z
dc.date.available2018-04-18T22:30:41Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.description.abstractWhat matters in the "production" of a game of rugby league? This analysis finds that several game-specific inputs (such as successful goal-kicking percentage, inherent team strength, and momentum of results) in the generation of a game outcome are statistically significantly different from zero at the 10% level or lower. This study also looks closely at measures of productive efficiency, including stochastic frontier modelling and data envelopment analysis (DEA). Panel data from the 1995, 1996 and 1998 National Rugby League (NRL) regular seasons are used to formulate average production functions and stochastic production frontier models and their respective measures of efficiency. It is found that many Sydney-based teams performed relatively more efficiently when compared to non-Sydney teams in 1998. There also appears to be evidence of a "weaker teams bringing the stronger teams down to their level" effect due to differences in point-scoring efficiency and game outcome efficiency in 1998.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/13131
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectAustraliaen_US
dc.subjectRugby League football -- Economic aspectsen_US
dc.subjectProduction functions (Economic theory)en_US
dc.subjectCase studiesen_US
dc.subjectIndustrial efficiencyen_US
dc.subjectAustralian Rugby Leagueen_US
dc.titleProduction and efficiency : the case of the Australian Rugby League : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Applied Economics at Massey Universityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorRichardson, Sam
thesis.degree.disciplineAgricultural Economicsen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Applied Economics (M. Appl. Econ.)en_US
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