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The economics of sports
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- Creator
- Michael Leeds, Peter von Allmen
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Fifth edition
- Boston : Pearson, [2014]
- ©2014
- Series
- Physical Details
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- xx, 439 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780133022926, 0133022927, 9780133382891, 0133382893
- OCLC
- ocn808244851
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-422) and index.
- pt. 1. Introduction and review of economic concepts. Economics and sports. Review of the economist's arsenal -- pt. 2. The industrial organization of sports. Sports franchises as profit maximizing firms. Monopoly and antitrust. Competitive balance -- pt. 3. Public finance and sports. The public finance of sports : who benefits and how? The public finance of sports : who pays and why? -- pt. 4. The labor economics of sports. An introduction to labor markets in professional sports. Labor market imperfections. Discrimination -- pt. 5. Sports in the not-for-profit sector. The economics of amateurism and college sports