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Dr Francesco Addesa
About Dr Francesco Addesa
Senior Lecturer in Sport Business Management, Researcher in Sport Economics.
Francesco is a Senior Lecturer for the BA in Sport Business Management course at Leeds Beckett University. His main fields of interest are Sport Economics and Sport Management.
He had previous academic experiences at University of East London and Birkbeck University of London, beside a professional experience as a marketing assistant at Virtus Lanciano (Italian Serie B football.)
He has a significant economic background, having accomplished his PhD in Economics at the University of Salerno (Italy) and his MSc in Economics at the University of Essex.
Current Teaching
- Digital Business (L4)
- Sport Economics (L5)
- Strat Man (L5)
Research Interests
- Determinants of attendance/TV audience
- Professional sport labour market
- Professional sport teams on-field and off-field efficiency
Selected Publications
Journal articles (15)
- Addesa FA; Bond A (In press) Measuring Competitive Intensity: The case of the Italian Serie A
- Addesa F; Keshkar S; Dickson G; Ahonen A; Swart K; Epstein A; Dodds M; Schwarz E; Spittle S; Wright R (2021) The Effects of Coronavirus Pandemic on the Sports Industry: An Update
https://doi.org/10.29252/aassjournal.964 - Addesa F; Tacon R; Wills G (2020) Uncertainty of outcome, team quality or star players? What drives TV audience demand for UEFA Champions League football?
https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2020.1836010
View Repository Record - Addesa F; D'Avanzo L (2020) An Investigation into the Causes of the Decline of Italian Basketball
View Repository Record - Addesa F; Delice E (2019) Reform Effectiveness and Unresolved Issues of the Football in the Turkish Super League
https://doi.org/10.29252/aassjournal.790
View Repository Record - Bond AJ; Addesa F (2019) TV demand for the Italian Serie A: star power or competitive intensity?
View Repository Record - Bond AJ; Addesa FA (2019) Competitive intensity, fans' expectations and match day tickets sold in the Italian football Serie A, 2012-2015
https://doi.org/10.1177/1527002519864617
View Repository Record - Keshkar S; Lawrence I; Dodds M; Morris E; Mahoney T; Heisey K; Addesa FA; Hedlund D; Dickson G; Ghasemi H (2019) The Role of Culture in Sports Sponsorship: an Update
https://doi.org/10.29252/aassjournal.7.1.57
View Repository Record - Rossi G; Goossens D; Di Tanna G; Addesa FA (2018) Football team performance efficiency and effectiveness in a corruptive context: the Calciopoli case
https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2018.1553056
View Repository Record - Addesa FA; Caruso R; Di Domizio M (2017) The Determinants of the TV Demand for Soccer: Empirical Evidence on Italian Serie A for the Period 2008-2015
https://doi.org/10.1177/1527002517717298
View Repository Record - Addesa FA (2013) La Domanda Di Sport Professionistico Nelle Leghe Minori: Analisi Comparata Lega Pro - Football League
- Addesa FA; Vecchione S (2012) Il Regime Fiscale Dei Calciatori: Un'Analisi Economica Comparata
View Repository Record - Addesa FA; Caruso R (2012) Country Survey: Military Expenditure And Its Impact On Productivity In Italy, 1988--2008
- Addesa FA (2011) Competitive Balance In The Italian Basketball Championship
View Repository Record - Addesa FA (2009) Il Competitive Balance nel campionato italiano di Basket
Chapters (1)
- Petersen-Wagner R; Addesa F; Bond AJ (2019) The use of Broadcasting and Social Media at Local to Mega Events across Qatar. In: Josoor Institute Case Studies Series. : , pp. .
Conference contributions (3)
- Addesa FA; Rossi G; Destefanis S; Delice E (2018) The Determinants of the On-Field Performance Efficiency in the Italian Serie A Vienna, Austria 10/05/2018.
- Addesa FA; Bond A (2018) Measuring Competitive Intensity: The Case of the Italian Serie A Gijon, Spain 04/05/2018.
- Addesa FA; Rossi GB; Bove V (2017) Cultural diversity and team performance in the Italian Serie A Berlin 11/05/2017.
Internet publications (1)
- Addesa F (2020), Four unanswered questions as Man City prepares to challenge UEFA FFP
Working papers (2)
- Addesa FA; Caruso R; Di Domizio M (2016) The Determinants Of The TV Demand Of Soccer: Empirical Evidence On Italian Serie A For The Period 2008-2015
https://doi.org/10.1177/1527002517717298 - Addesa FA; Rossi G; Di Tanna GL (2016) Production, efficiency and corruption in Italian Serie A: A DEA analysis