ABSTRACT
The wealth of data available on sports makes the industry a singular laboratory for observing economic and business behavior and theory. This unique reference on sports economics research provides a detailed perspective on the current state of the discipline. Covering both team and individual sports that include tennis, golf, and motor racing, the handbook explores what we know, what we do not know, what is stable, what is changing, what is certain, and what is controversial in sports economics. The expert contributors address issues in particular sports or comparisons among sports along major topics such as revenue and costs, labor markets, market structure, market outcomes, and public policy.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|18 pages
Introduction
part 2|153 pages
Review and Analysis of Specific Sports
part 3|34 pages
Issues Across the Sports Industry
part 4|40 pages
Econometrics and Theory in Sports Economics