Education
- PhD in Sport and Entertainment Management, University of South Carolina
- MA in Sport Management, Seoul National University
- BA in Physical Education (Sports and Leisure Studies), Korea University
Research Interests
Dr. Hur’s research lies at the intersection of sport management, economics, and finance, with a particular focus on the economic and social impacts of sport mega-events, digital consumer behavior in sport (including esports), and public finance and budgeting in collegiate athletics. He employs advanced econometric modeling, big data analytics, artificial intelligence, and geographic information system (GIS) methods to examine issues related to the economic and social impacts of sport, monetary valuation, online education in sport management, performance prediction, and sport injuries. His work has been published in leading journals such as European Sport Management Quarterly, Sociology of Sport Journal, Applied Economics, International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, Managing Sport and Leisure, among others. His research has earned international recognition, including being named one of three finalists for the ESMQ New Researcher Award by the European Association for Sport Management (EASM) and receiving multiple research grants from organizations such as the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM). Dr. Hur currently serves as Managing Editor of the Journal of Global Sport Management and as an editorial board member for Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal.
Selected Recent Publications
Hur, C. H., Watanabe, N. M., Soebbing, B. & Yan, G. (Forthcoming). Examination of temporary housing prices during a sport mega-event. International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship.
Hur, C. H., Yan, G., Watanabe, N. M., & Soebbing, B. (Forthcoming). Towards a critical understanding of gentrification and mega-sport event: An analysis of the rental market in the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games. Sociology of Sport Journal. https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2024-0119
Hur, C. H., & Watanabe, N. M. (Forthcoming) A monetary valuation of hosting a sport mega-event via residential real estate markets in small host communities: Evidence from post-event analysis. European Sport Management Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2025.2494829
Hur, C. H., Watanabe, N. M., Soebbing, B., & Xue, H. (2025). Are esports patrons fickle? An empirical analysis of esports viewership in the attention economy. Managing Sport and Leisure, 30(6), 1503–1519. https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2024.2441753
Kim, K., Jang, W., Kim, K. A., & Hur, C. H. (2024) Conceptualizing digital sports: The intersection of technology, media, and sport. In Pedersen, P. (2nd Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Sport Communication (Ch. 25). Routledge.
Hur, C. H., & Kim, K. (2023). The anticipated legacies of mega sporting events: An econometric analysis of Olympic announcement effect on real estate market in small communities. Applied Economics, 55(8), 823–838. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2022.2118223
Huang, X., Hur, C. H., & Watanabe, N. M. (2021). COVID-19 and Professional sporting leagues: North America. In S. Frawley & N. Schulenkorf (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Sport and COVID-19 (Ch. 4). Routledge.
Hur, C. H., & Kim, K. (2020). The influence of PyeongChang 2018 Olympic winter Games’ bid announcement on the real estate prices of the host regions: An application of the Difference-in-Difference analysis. Korean Journal of Sport Management, 25(4), 79–95.