Economic sport demand determinants

Abstract

In this paper, the economic and non-economic sport demand determinants are shortly presented in chapter 2 and 3. According to the chosen survey methodology, the economic sport demand determinants of the study are discussed one by one in chapter 4. Chapter 4 also tries to explore the interdependencies with the main dependent variable - the sport budget - and to settle possible questions each independent variable can answer. In chapter 5 we find the conclusion in form of a research model. In this model all the main variables are put in direct correlation ith each other. The paper is meant to be a background document to prepare sport economic field research regarding the success of my PhD thesis “The Sport Consumption in Portugal – The Economic Demand of Sport Merchandise and Sport Services” at the German Sports University Cologne, which is at the same time a research project of the Economic Policies Research Unit of the Minho University in Portugal.