The Economics of Professional Team Sports

Informationen zum Autor Paul Downward, Alistair Dawson Klappentext This book is unique in that it offers the first truly rigorous application of economic principles to its subject. The authors analyse: the economic literature on sporting leagues the demand for professional team sports the players' labour market.Amongst the topics discussed are the US system of franchising and draft picks and the chances of their being adopted elsewhere, the implications of player strikes, the onset of pay-per-view and digital television, and the relatively new notion that sport is a business like any other. Zusammenfassung This book is unique in that it offers the first truly rigorous application of economic principles to its subject. The authors analyse: the economic literature on sporting leagues the demand for professional team sports the players' labour market. Amongst the topics discussed are the US system of franchising and draft picks and the chances of their being adopted elsewhere, the implications of player strikes, the onset of pay-per-view and digital television, and the relatively new notion that sport is a business like any other. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures, List of tables, Acknowledgements, 1 Introduction, SECTION A The market, industry and firm in professional team sports, SECTION B The demand for professional team sports, SECTION C The labour market in professional team sports, Bibliography, Index

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Paul Downward, Alistair Dawson

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This book is unique in that it offers the first truly rigorous application of economic principles to its subject. The authors analyse:

• the economic literature on sporting leagues
• the demand for professional team sports
• the players' labour market.
  Amongst the topics discussed are the US system of franchising and draft picks and the chances of their being adopted elsewhere, the implications of player strikes, the onset of pay-per-view and digital television, and the relatively new notion that sport is a business like any other.

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This book is unique in offering the first truly rigorous application of economic principles to the subject of professional team sports.

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List of figures, List of tables, Acknowledgements, 1 Introduction, SECTION A The market, industry and firm in professional team sports, SECTION B The demand for professional team sports, SECTION C The labour market in professional team sports, Bibliography, Index