Sports Economics focuses primarily on the business and economics aspects of major professional sports, employing the basic principles of economics to address essential issues in the industry.
"Sports Economics focuses primarily on the business and economics aspects of major professional sports, employing the basic principles of economics to address essential issues in the industry"--
"A number of clubs in professional sports leagues exhibit winning streaks over a number of consecutive seasons that do not conform to the standard economic model of a professional sports league developed by El Hodiri and Quirk (1994) and Fort and Quirk (1995). These clubs appear…
"A number of clubs in professional sports leagues exhibit winning streaks over a number of consecutive seasons that do not conform to the standard economic model of a professional sports league developed by El Hodiri and Quirk (1994) and Fort and Quirk (1995). These clubs appear…
Athletes compete for national honor in Olympic and World Cup games. But the road to these mega events is paved by big business. We all know who the winners on the field are--but who wins off the field? The numbers are staggering: China spent 40 billion to host the 2008 Summer Ol…
Introduction / Simon Chadwick, Paul Widdop, Christos Anagnostopoulos and Dan Parnell -- A brief history of the FIFA world cup as a business / Kevin D. Tennent and Alex Gillett -- Bidding and hosting decisions / Kamilla Swart and Rauf Mammadov -- Politics and geopolitics in stagi…
What remains of a great sporting spectacle after the last race is run or the final match is played ? How can the vast expense of mounting such events be justified ? What if there is nothing left behind or what if the legacy is negative, a costly infrastructure which is unused or…
Sport management: principles and applications
This text presents a detailed economic analysis of football at club level, using a combination of economic reasoning and statistical and econometric analysis.
This text presents a detailed economic analysis of football at club level, using a combination of economic reasoning and statistical and econometric analysis.