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<journal-id>2448-6655</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Análisis económico]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Anál. econ.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2448-6655</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Azcapotzalco, División de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2448-66552022000200161</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24275/uam/azc/dcsh/ae/2022v37n95/vazquez</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Análisis del balance competitivo en el futbol mexicano a partir de indicadores de concentración, 1946-2015]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Analysis of the competitive balance in Mexican soccer based on concentration indicators, 1946-2015]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vázquez-López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Raúl]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>37</volume>
<numero>95</numero>
<fpage>161</fpage>
<lpage>181</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2448-66552022000200161&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2448-66552022000200161&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2448-66552022000200161&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Este artículo tiene por objetivo analizar la evolución del balance competitivo (BC) en la liga mexicana de fútbol desde su profesionalización a la fecha (1943-2015), a través del cálculo y desarrollo para el caso, de indicadores de concentración utilizados en trabajos anteriores para las competencias europeas y que permiten dar cuenta de tres interpretaciones teóricas potenciales interconectadas del BC. Los resultados muestran una mejora sostenida del BC a lo largo del tiempo con un importante punto de ruptura en el año 1996 con el establecimiento de los torneos cortos. Se establece una periodización (1946-1970; 1971-1995; 1996-2015) consistente tanto en lo referente a la evolución del BC como en relación con los cambios históricos en el sistema de competencia. Finalmente, los hallazgos apuntan en favor del argumento sostenido por Szymanski (2003) en cuanto a la capacidad de cambios regulatorios significativos para afectar el equilibrio competitivo en eventos deportivos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract This article deals with the evolution of competitive balance (CB) in the Mexican soccer league from its professionalization to date (1943-2015). We calculate and even adapt several distribution measures used in previous works for European competitions to analyze three theoretical interconnected interpretations of CB for the case. The results show a sustained improvement in CB over time with a relevant breaking point in 1996 due to the establishment of a new competition system based on two short tournaments per year. We then establish a periodization consistent regarding the evolution of CB and also relative to historical changes in the competition system (1946-1970; 1971-1995; 1996-2015). Finally, the findings point towards the argument sustained by Szymanski (2003) regarding the capacity of significant regulatory changes to affect the competitive equilibrium in sports contests.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Fútbol]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Deportes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Balance Competitivo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[México]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Indicadores de Concentración]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Soccer]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Sports]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Competitive Balance]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Mexico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Distribution Measures]]></kwd>
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