The business of sports

v. 1. Perspectives on the sports industry

Preface

ch. 1. The scope of the sports industry in the United States / Brad R. Humphreys and Jane E. Ruseski

ch. 2. The profitability of sports teams : international perspectives / Babatunde Buraimo and Rob Simmons

ch. 3. Perspectives on the sports industry in China / Adam Antoniewicz

ch. 4. Mega-events : the effects of the world's biggest sporting events on local, regional, and national economies / Victor A. Matheson

ch. 5. The financing and economic impact of the Olympic Games / Brad R. Humphreys and Andrew Zimbalist

ch. 6. New revenue streams in professional sports / Daniel S. Mason and Dennis R. Howard

ch. 7. The European perspective on team ownership, competitive balance, and event impacts / Arne Feddersen and Wolfgang Maennig

ch. 8. U.S. sports leagues through the economic crystal ball / Rodney Fort

ch. 9. The big business of college sports in America / Daniel F. Mahony and Timothy D. DeSchriver

ch. 10. Sport in the digital domain / Paul Swangard

About the editors and contributors

Index

v. 2. Economic perspectives on sport

Preface

ch. 1. The allocation of rewards in athletic contests / Bernd Frick and Rob Simmons

ch. 2. Single-entity ownership in sports leagues and antitrust law / Bradley I. Ruskin and Jon H. Oram

ch. 3. Competitive balance and attendance in the sports industry / Brian P. Soebbing

ch. 4. Franchise relocations, expansions, and mergers in professional sports leagues / Daniel A. Rascher

ch. 5. The financial valuation of sports franchises / Mitchell Ziets and David Haber

ch. 6. Professional sports facilities, teams, government subsidies, and economic impact / Xia Feng

ch. 7. Pay and performance of players in sports leagues : international comparisons / Bernd Frick and Rob Simmons

ch. 8. Salary caps and luxury taxes in professional sports leagues / Michael Leeds

ch. 9. The valuation of nonmarket benefits in sport / Bruce K. Johnson

ch. 10. Facility finance : measurement, trends, and analysis / Andrew Zimbalist and Judith Grant Long

ch. 11. Salary arbitration in major league baseball / John Fizel

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Index

v. 3. Bridging research and practice

Preface

ch. 1. A simple model of worker productivity in the National Basketball Association

ch. 2. Statistical performance analysis in sport / John Charles Bradbury

ch. 3. Sports facilities and urban redevelopment : private and public benefits and a prescription for a healthier future / Mark S. Rosentraub

ch. 4. Revenue-sharing and agency problems in professional sports leagues / Daniel S. Mason

ch. 5. New developments in stadium financing / Dennis Zimmerman

ch. 6. Economics of incentives in individual sports / Peter von Allmen

ch. 7. The measurement of efficiency in sports organizations / Carlos Pestana Barros and Mário Teixeira

ch. 8. New franchise location in major- and minor-league baseball / Michael C. Davis

ch. 9. The college football postseason mess : economic perspectives / Michael Mondello

ch. 10. Player drafts in the Major North American Sports Leagues / Kevin G. Quinn

ch. 11. Globalisation and the evolving player-agent relationship in professional sport / Daniel S. Mason and Gregory H. Duquette

ch. 12. A review of the post-World War II baseball-card industry / Arthur Zillante

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