Personalia Ruud H. Koning

I am professor of sport economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Groningen and research fellow at SOM. My research focuses on sports, economics, and statistics. I model phenomena in soccer using statistical models, and study the market for sports using economic models. The second theme of my research is micro econometrics and statistics of insurance. Using econometric techniques, I help banks to decide whether or not their risk models are reasonably appropriate. Information on the courses I teach can be found elsewhere. You can download my cv, and a list with publications.

I am part of the organization of the Second Conference on Mathematics in Sports, to be held in June 2009 in Groningen.

Recent Publications

Some publications and abstracts can be obtained by choosing the preferred option under publications in the menu on the left hand side. .

Koning, R.H., J. Albert (eds.) (2007) Statistical Thinking in Sports, London: CRC Press ISBN .
Medema, M., Koning, R.H., Lensink, B.W. (2009), A Practical Approach to Validating a PD Model, Journal of Banking and Finance, 33(4) pp. 701-708.
Koning, R.H., Velzen, B. van (2009), Betting Exchanges: The Future of Sports Betting?, International Journal of Sports Finance, 4(1) pp. 42-62.
Koning, R.H., Post-season Play and League Design in Dutch Soccer, in Rodrigguez, P., Kesenne, S., Garcia, J. (2008) Governance and Competition in Professional Sports Leagues , Gijon: Ediciones de la Universidad de Oviedo, pp. 191-215.