Economics of Sport

ROBERT SANDY is Associate Professor of Economics and Chair, Department of Economics, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)PETER SLOANE is Professor of Economics, University of Swansea.MARK ROSENTRAUB is Professor and Dean at Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University, USA

• IntroductionClub and League Objectives: Profit Versus Utility MaximisationDemand and PricingThe Labor Market for PlayersDiscrimination in Professional SportsThe Economic Implications of Sports BroadcastingSports Teams and Leagues: From A Business Necessity to Dominating CartelsSports and Economic DevelopmentFinancing the Facilities Used by Professional Sports TeamsNon-Team Sports and IncentivesCollege SportsGovernment and Sports Policy.

The Economics of Sport 'provides, as the title suggests, an international perspective, treating the subject of sport from an economics perspeative to explain the business and its phenomena...It is easily accessible to most readers who have a basic understanding of economics...This book is suitable for economics of sport courses, as well as enhancing general economics courses with practical illustrations that most studenst would find interesting...For anyone involved in the organisation and funding of sport it is essential reading.' - Aidan O'Connor, Long Range Planning