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Dr Thadeu Miranda Gasparetto

Senior Lecturer

Thadeu Gasparetto is a Senior Lecturer in Sport Business.

Thadeu is a former Associate Professor in the Department of Management at National Research University Higher School of Economics (Saint Petersburg, Russia), Research Fellow at International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy (IDLab/HSE), and Coordinator of the 'Sports Analytics' Track in the Master program in 'Management and Analytics for Business' in the same institution.

Thadeu has a PhD degree in Education, Sport and Health (Sports Economics) at the University of Vigo (Spain) with an exchange period at Birkbeck, University of London (UK), a Master degree in Sports Business Management at University of Vigo (2014), and a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education at Federal University of Juiz de Fora (2012).

Thadeu is currently a member of the International Association of Sports Economists, and former member of the European Association for Sport Management and the Brazilian Association for Sport Management.

Thadeu's research interest lies on Sports Economics and Management, focusing on economic aspects of professional sports.

Current Teaching

Sport Finance
Sports Economics
Brand Management and Sport Sponsorship

Research Interests

Thadeu is a researcher in the field of Sports Economics and Management, with a specialized focus on areas such as behavioural economics, competitive balance, demand for sports, discrimination, labour market, and sport league design. He has a proven track record of publishing in esteemed academic journals, including the Journal of Sports Economics, European Sport Management Quarterly, International Journal of Sport Finance, Managerial and Decision Economics, Sport in Society, among others.

Carnegie School of Sport

Ask Me About

Economics
Sport
Sport science

Selected Outputs

Arutiunova M; Gasparetto T (In press) Wage dispersion and sports performance: does gender matter?. Gender in Management: An International Journal, pp. 1-19.

https://doi.org/10.1108/gm-10-2022-0341
Gasparetto T; Dietl H; Nesseler C; Muñiz C (In press) When a woman replaces a man: evaluating coach dismissal in professional tennis. Managing Sport and Leisure, pp. 1-16.

https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2023.2235363
Gasparetto T; Safronov A (In press) Streaming demand for eSports: Analysis of Counter-strike: Global offensive. Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, pp. 1-21.

https://doi.org/10.1177/13548565231187359
Miranda Gasparetto T; Shrainer A (In press) The Contribution of Coaches in the Playing Style of Football Clubs. International Journal of Business Performance Management
Parshakov P; Miranda Gasparetto T; Votintseva N; Shakina E (2024) Beyond the pitch: Exploring the role of beauty in soccer player salaries. Journal of Economic Psychology, 101 pp. 1-11.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2024.102709
Dantas MGDS; Sampaio LMB; Miranda Gasparetto T (2023) Antisocial Behavior in Football Matches: Do Changes in Alcohol Sales Policy Increase Violent Acts?. International Journal of Drug Policy, 123 pp. 1-7.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104273
Miranda Gasparetto T; Loktionov K (2023) Does the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) mitigate referee bias on professional football?. PLoS One, 18 (11), pp. 1-11.

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294507
Barajas A; Gasparetto T (2023) They are not all the same: Determinants of attendance across different sectors in a stadium. PLoS One, 18 (7), pp. 1-11.

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289331
Gasparetto T; Mishchenko D; Zaitsev E (2022) Factors influencing competitive balance across European football top tier leagues. Managerial and Decision Economics, pp. 1-11.

https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.3801
Gasparetto T; Barajas A (2022) Wage Dispersion and Team Performance: The Moderation Role of Club Size. Journal of Sports Economics, 23 (5), pp. 548-566.

https://doi.org/10.1177/15270025211067793
Gasparetto T; Orlova M; Vernikovskiy A (2022) Same, same but different: analyzing uncertainty of outcome in Formula One races. Managing Sport and Leisure, pp. 1-15.

https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2022.2085619
Gasparetto T; Barajas A (2022) Economic effects of promotion and relegation in parallel competitions. Economics and Business Letters, 11 (1), pp. 7-15.

https://doi.org/10.17811/ebl.11.1.2022.7-15
Nesseler C; Gomez-Gonzalez C; Gasparetto T (2021) Head coach tenure in college women’s soccer. Do race, gender, and career background matter?. Sport in Society, 24 (6), pp. 972-989.

https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2019.1710133
Gasparetto T; Barajas A (2020) Management in a complex scenario: World Cup, alternative stadiums and demand for tickets. Managerial and Decision Economics, 41 (6), pp. 1071-1083.

https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.3160
Gasparetto T; Nesseler C (2020) Diverse Effects of Thermal Conditions on Performance of Marathon Runners. Frontiers in Psychology, 11 pp. 1-7.

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01438
Shakina E; Gasparetto T; Barajas A (2020) Football Fans’ Emotions: Uncertainty Against Brand Perception. Frontiers in Psychology, 11 pp. 1-9.

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00659
Gasparetto T; Barajas A; Miranda Gasparetto T (2020) The Role of Tournament Relevance for Football Matches on Free-to-Air Television. International Journal of Sport Finance

https://doi.org/10.32731/IJSF/151.022020.02
Gasparetto T; Barajas A; Rodríguez-Guerrero P (2020) Socio-economic factors that affect the demand for tickets in all Brazilian League tiers. Sport in Society, 23 (2), pp. 222-233.

https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2019.1619698
Barajas A; Shakina E; Gasparetto T (2019) At the stadium or at home: the effect of broadcasting matches. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, 9 (5), pp. 495-505.

https://doi.org/10.1108/sbm-12-2018-0112
Gasparetto T; Barajas Á (2018) Fan preferences: one country, two markets and different behaviours. European Sport Management Quarterly, 18 (3), pp. 330-347.

https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2017.1394346
Barajas A; Miranda Gasparetto T (2018) The Determinants of Sporting Success in the Brazilian Football League. International Journal of Sport Finance
Gasparetto T; Barajas A; Fernandez-Jardon CM (2018) Brand teams and distribution of wealth in Brazilian State Championships. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, 8 (1), pp. 2-14.

https://doi.org/10.1108/sbm-03-2017-0016
Gasparetto T; Barajas A (2016) Reanalizando La Competitividad En La Industria Del Futbol: Diferencia Acumulada De Puntos. RAE : Revista de Administração de Empresas, 56 (3), pp. 288-301.

https://doi.org/10.1590/s0034-759020160303
Gasparetto T; Barajas A (2016) Playoffs or Just League: A Debate in Brazilian Football. The Open Sports Sciences Journal, 9 (1), pp. 94-103.

https://doi.org/10.2174/1875399x01609010094
Miranda Gasparetto T; Barajas A (2016) Influencia de los torneos en la generación de ingresos. Revista de Psicología del Deporte
Miranda Gasparetto T (2015) Análise do público nas novas arenas: Campeonato Brasileiro de 2013Análise do público nas novas arenas: Campeonato Brasileiro de 2013. Revista Brasileira de Futebol
Gasparetto TM (2013) O futebol como negócio: uma comparação financeira com outros segmentos. Revista Brasileira de Ciências do Esporte, 35 (4), pp. 825-845.

https://doi.org/10.1590/s0101-32892013000400003
Miranda Gasparetto T (2013) Relação entre custo operacional e desempenho esportivo: análise do campeonato brasileiro de futebol. Revista Brasileira de Futebol
Miranda Gasparetto T (2013) Internacionalização dos clubes de futebol do Brasil. Revista Intercontinental de Gestão Desportiva

Miranda Gasparetto T (2023) Economia do desporto: fundamentos e implicações para a prática da gestão. In: Correia A; Biscaia R; Ribeiro T ed. Lições em Gestão do Desporto.
Rocco Junior AJ; Gasparetto T; Tranchitella M; Monteiro de Barros FL; Brum LA; Macedo R (2022) Who wants football back? Surveying fans in Brazil during COVID-19. In: Pedersen P ed. Research Handbook on Sport and COVID-19. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 178-190.
Miranda Gasparetto T; Barajas A (2020) The competitiveness of football at the national-team level. In: Rodriguez P; Kessene S; Humphreys B ed. Outcome Uncertainty in Sporting Events. Edward Elgar, pp. 94-113.
Barajas A; Miranda Gasparetto T (2018) Leagues, Tournaments, and Competitions. In: Chadwick P; Parnell D; Widdop P; Anagnostopoulos C ed. Routledge Handbook of Football Business and Management. Routledge,