Sports economics

This unique book applies economic theory to the business of sports. It deals mainly with professional team sports (with a section devoted to college team sports), showing how supply and demand join at the market level, and how team owners act together through their leagues (or athletic departments t...

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Main Author: Fort, Rodney D.
Other Authors: Rodney D. Fort
Language:Undetermined
English
Published: Upper Saddle River, N.J. Pearson Prentice Hall 2006
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Institutions: Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh
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Summary:This unique book applies economic theory to the business of sports. It deals mainly with professional team sports (with a section devoted to college team sports), showing how supply and demand join at the market level, and how team owners act together through their leagues (or athletic departments through the NCAA) to facilitate their market power. This book will help the reader understand the business side of sports and how it impacts the games seen at the stadium or in the arena
Physical Description:xii, 540 p.
ill. ;
24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0131704214
9780131704213