Researcher of the Year Awards

For the past number of years, the College of Business and Law (one of four colleges) at University College Cork has awarded Researcher of the Year prizes. The categories include Early-Career Researcher, Mid-Career Research and Advanced-Career Researcher.

We are delighted to report regular blog contributors David Butler (Early-Career Researcher) and Robbie Butler (Mid-Career Research) have been awarded this honour for the 2020/21 year.

​Much of this work is in the area of sports economics and includes some of what is listed below which appeared during 2020 and 2021.

1. Butler, D., Butler, R. and Mullane, E. (2021). Changing Competition Design and Spectator Turnout: Evidence from the League of Ireland. Economic and Social Review.
2. Butler, D. and Butler, R. (2021). The Evolution of the Football Jersey – An Institutional Perspective. Journal of Institutional Economics. https://www.doi.org/10.1017/S1744137421000278
3. Butler, D., Butler, R. and Simmons, R. (2021). Contracts, Pay and Performance in the Sport of Kings: Evidence from Horse Racing. British Journal of Industrial Relations. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12600
4. Butler, D., Butler, R. and Eakins, J. (2021). Expert Performance and Crowd Wisdom: Evidence from English Premier League Predictions. European Journal of Operational Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.05.034
5. Butler, D., Butler R, and Maxcy, J. (2020) New insights on the Louis-Schmeling paradox: determinants of demand for subscription and pay-per-view boxing. European Sport Management Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2020.1820063
6. Butler R., Lenten, L. and Massey, P. (2020) Bonus Incentives and Team Effort Levels: Evidence from the ‘Field’. Scottish Journal of Political Economy. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjpe.12249

Well done both!