Edited by Carlos Pestana Barros, Professor of Economics, Muradali Ibrahímo, Professor of Economics, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestao, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal and Stefan Szymanski, University of Michigan, US

• Contents:Preface Transatlantic sport: an introductionCarlos Pestana Barros, Muradali Ibrahímo and Stefan SzymanskiPART 1 PUBLIC POLICY AND SPORTS ECONOMICS1. European and US sports business models Wladimir Andreff and Paul D. Staudohar2. The regulation of professional team sports Peter J. Sloane3. The distribution of income in European football: big clubs, small countries, major problems H.F. MoorhousePART 2 ECONOMIC THEORY AND TEAM SPORTS4. Improving the competitive balance and the salary distribution in professional team sports Stefan Kesenne5. Equality of opportunity and equality of outcome: static and dynamic competitive balance in European and American sports leagues Stefan Szymanski and Ron SmithPART 3 COST–BENEFIT ANALYSIS AND SPORTS6. Bidding for the Olympics: fool’s gold? Robert A. Baade and Victor Matheson7. Economic impact of sporting events: what has to be measured? J.J. Gouguet8. The Soccer World Cup 2006 in Germany: choosing match locations by applying a modified cost–benefit model Bernd Rahmann and Markus Kurscheidt9. Sports policy at regional level: estimating the economic value of amateur sports managers Carlos Pestana Barros and Jaime LucasIndex

Edited by Carlos Pestana Barros, Professor of Economics, Muradali Ibrahímo, Professor of Economics, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestao, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal and Stefan Szymanski, University of Michigan, US

• Contents:Preface Transatlantic sport: an introductionCarlos Pestana Barros, Muradali Ibrahímo and Stefan SzymanskiPART 1 PUBLIC POLICY AND SPORTS ECONOMICS1. European and US sports business models Wladimir Andreff and Paul D. Staudohar2. The regulation of professional team sports Peter J. Sloane3. The distribution of income in European football: big clubs, small countries, major problems H.F. MoorhousePART 2 ECONOMIC THEORY AND TEAM SPORTS4. Improving the competitive balance and the salary distribution in professional team sports Stefan Kesenne5. Equality of opportunity and equality of outcome: static and dynamic competitive balance in European and American sports leagues Stefan Szymanski and Ron SmithPART 3 COST–BENEFIT ANALYSIS AND SPORTS6. Bidding for the Olympics: fool’s gold? Robert A. Baade and Victor Matheson7. Economic impact of sporting events: what has to be measured? J.J. Gouguet8. The Soccer World Cup 2006 in Germany: choosing match locations by applying a modified cost–benefit model Bernd Rahmann and Markus Kurscheidt9. Sports policy at regional level: estimating the economic value of amateur sports managers Carlos Pestana Barros and Jaime LucasIndex

Edited by Carlos Pestana Barros, Professor of Economics, Muradali Ibrahímo, Professor of Economics, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestao, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal and Stefan Szymanski, University of Michigan, US

• Contents:Preface Transatlantic sport: an introductionCarlos Pestana Barros, Muradali Ibrahímo and Stefan SzymanskiPART 1 PUBLIC POLICY AND SPORTS ECONOMICS1. European and US sports business models Wladimir Andreff and Paul D. Staudohar2. The regulation of professional team sports Peter J. Sloane3. The distribution of income in European football: big clubs, small countries, major problems H.F. MoorhousePART 2 ECONOMIC THEORY AND TEAM SPORTS4. Improving the competitive balance and the salary distribution in professional team sports Stefan Kesenne5. Equality of opportunity and equality of outcome: static and dynamic competitive balance in European and American sports leagues Stefan Szymanski and Ron SmithPART 3 COST–BENEFIT ANALYSIS AND SPORTS6. Bidding for the Olympics: fool’s gold? Robert A. Baade and Victor Matheson7. Economic impact of sporting events: what has to be measured? J.J. Gouguet8. The Soccer World Cup 2006 in Germany: choosing match locations by applying a modified cost–benefit model Bernd Rahmann and Markus Kurscheidt9. Sports policy at regional level: estimating the economic value of amateur sports managers Carlos Pestana Barros and Jaime LucasIndex