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THE ECONOMICS OF SPORTS (3rd Edition)

Date Listed 26-Mar-12
Price $20.00
Address North York, ON M3H 1T2, Canada
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THE ECONOMICS OF SPORTS (3rd Edition)
Authors: Michael A. Leeds, Peter von Allmen
Publisher: Pearson / Addison Wesley; 2008
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0321415566
ISBN-13: 978-0321415561
Condition: Very good, text is clean and unmarked
Price: $20.00

Many economists find the sports industry to be the ideal paradigm to illustrate a range of economic concepts, which explains why the Economics of Sports course continues to grow in popularity. Now in the Third Edition, The Economics of Sports explores economic concepts and theory - industrial organization, public finance, and labor economics - in the context of applications from American and international sports.

Contents:
Introduction and Review of Economic Concepts:
Introduction
Review of the Economist's Arsenal

The Industrial Organization of Sports:
Sports Franchises as Profit-Maximizing Firms
Monopoly and Antitrust
Competitive Balance

The Public Finance of Sports:
The Market for Sports Franchises
The Costs and Benefits of a Franchise to a City

The Labor Economics of Sports:
An Introduction to Labor Markets in Professional Sports
Labor Unions and Labor Relations
Discrimination

Sports in the Not-for-Profit Sector:
The Economics of Amateurism and College Sports

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